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Johnny Alejandro Carrasco, mayor of Yuscarán, rejected calls to step down after a video circulated showing him and municipal officials drinking alcohol in a municipal building, claiming the people present were friends and the remarks were a joke.

The Amhon Honor Court is analyzing possible disciplinary action against Yuscarán Mayor Johny Alejandro Carrasco following a July 11 video showing him drinking alcohol inside a municipal building; Amhon's secretary said the case is under review to determine "what comes next."

The mayor of Tegucigalpa warned that a permanent solution to the capital's water shortage will not arrive before 2028, signaling a prolonged crisis in the city's water supply.

A video showed Yuscarán Mayor Yohny Alejandro Carrasco at a gathering inside the municipal hall with alcohol and people joking about splitting municipal transfer funds; Carrasco apologized but did not clarify the remark about dividing a million lempiras from government transfers.

Residents gathered outside the Sports Palace in El Progreso, Yoro, demanding access to meet with the mayor, prompting National Police to arrive as tear gas was threatened.