Copeco

Drought linked to El Niño has pushed Honduras's disaster agency (COPECO) to place 75 municipalities in the dry corridor under indefinite yellow alert, while 49 remain on green alert and 113 are under monitoring for reduced rainfall across six departments.

Congress unanimously approved a measure requiring the emergency agency Copeco, the Agriculture Ministry, and the municipal association Amhon to report within two weeks on drought conditions affecting 75 municipalities in the Dry Corridor, where El Niño has cut rainfall by half.

Honduras's emergency agency raised drought alerts across 237 of the country's 298 municipalities due to reduced rainfall linked to El Niño, with 75 municipalities in the dry corridor placed under yellow alert indefinitely.

A shallow 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck 64 kilometers north of Tegucigalpa on July 21 at 12:35 a.m., with no reported injuries or damage.

A 5.7-magnitude quake off Chiapas and a 5.3-magnitude Caribbean tremor were felt in Honduras within 24 hours, with no damage reported; Copeco dismissed social-media megaquake predictions as unscientific.

Authorities warned Hondurans this weekend to limit outdoor exposure to elevated Sahara dust concentrations (30–60 micrograms per cubic meter, expected to rise), scattered rainfall in the north and west, and possible aftershocks from Friday's magnitude-7-plus earthquake off Mexico's Pacific coast.

Humanitarian flights are delivering 3,000 pounds of food to communities in Gracias a Dios hit by heavy rains and flooding, as authorities warn that 80–85% of crops were destroyed and disease risks including malaria are rising.

Honduras's disaster-management agency extended a Green Alert (the lowest alert level) for Gracias a Dios department for 24 hours as rivers draining into La Mosquitia remain swollen and pose flood risk despite decreasing rainfall.

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Friday off the Pacific coasts of Guatemala and Mexico, about 650 kilometers west of Tegucigalpa; Honduran authorities initially warned of possible tsunami waves up to 30 centimeters in the Gulf of Fonseca but downgraded the threat after revised measurements showed waves would stay below 10 centimeters.

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck the Caribbean Sea northeast of Gracias a Dios on July 18 at 10:08 a.m., with a depth of 30 kilometers; Copeco reported no damage or injuries on land.

Torrential rains across Olancho and Gracias a Dios departments have cut off 80% of communities in Patuca municipality, leaving 30,000 people stranded with damaged roads, flooded crops, two missing young men, and over 60 families evacuated from Wampusirpi.

Honduras's disaster agency is coordinating damage assessments and pre-positioning humanitarian aid for communities in the Moskitia region of Gracias a Dios affected by heavy rains, with deliveries challenging due to geographic and climate barriers.

Rescue teams are searching for two men who disappeared while attempting to cross the swollen Wampú and Los Mangos rivers in Gracias a Dios and Olancho after heavy rains, with over 2,000 people displaced and homes damaged across the region.

Honduras's national disaster agency elevated Gracias a Dios department to yellow alert on July 15 and maintained green alert in five Olancho municipalities for 24 hours as persistent rainfall from an upper-level trough raises river levels and flood risk along the Caribbean coast.

COPECO warned that Honduras's prolonged dry season will continue despite recent rains, which authorities say offer only temporary relief.

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 94 kilometers south of Amapala in Valle on July 8, causing no reported damage, but seismic officials are urging Hondurans to prepare for potentially larger tremors given the country's high tectonic activity.

Honduras's emergency agency announced humanitarian assistance for about 75 municipalities hit by drought and delayed rains, with food distribution starting in late July, targeting the hardest-hit zones in the Dry Corridor.

Honduras's emergency agency COPECO warns residents to take precautions as a mass of Saharan dust is forecast to arrive this weekend.

Honduras faces tropical waves bringing rain and a return of Saharan dust this week, according to the national disaster agency Copeco.

City authorities and disaster officials launched a technical investigation into a hillside collapse on the Tegucigalpa ring road that killed three workers and damaged warehouses, aiming to determine the cause and prevent similar disasters.

Heavy rains and winds collapsed roofs on homes in the communities of Matazano and La Montañita in La Iguala, Lempira; emergency teams are assessing damage and monitoring for further precipitation.

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake centered about 36 kilometers southeast of Froylán Turcios in Olancho on Monday caused no reported damage or injuries, authorities said.

Intense rainfall and strong winds in southern Honduras destroyed about seven traditional bahareque homes in Santa Lucía and El Palenque in Choluteca department, displacing families but causing no deaths; authorities are conducting damage assessments and coordinating humanitarian aid.

Copeco warned that Honduras will face heavy rainfall and electrical storms from June 15–21 as a trough and tropical wave move across the country, with the southern and western departments expected to see the most intense precipitation.

Honduras's weather agency warns that El Niño, confirmed by NOAA, could extend into early 2027 and cause a prolonged dry season with rainfall deficits exceeding 40% in parts of the country, threatening corn and bean production and food prices in vulnerable regions.

The National Risk and Contingencies office issued a 48-hour green alert for the Gulf of Fonseca coast due to strong waves (3–4 feet), extended wave periods, and spring tides heightened by the new moon and lunar perigee, posing risks to fishers, small boats, and coastal communities.

Tegucigalpa's municipal emergency committee responded to 101 incidents during a green weather alert, including flooding, fallen trees, drain cleaning, and water distribution to vulnerable neighborhoods.

Honduras's disaster agency COPECO has placed the Caribbean coastline and Bay Islands under a Green Alert due to rough seas, while the same alert level remains in effect for the country's 11 departments.

Honduras's civil protection agency warns of unstable conditions with moderate rainfall and lightning across the north and central regions overnight, urging residents to avoid swollen waterways and exercise caution.

Persistent rainfall has saturated soils across central and western Honduras, prompting authorities to warn of heightened risk for landslides, flooding, and falling trees in vulnerable communities; one tree fell on a house in Tegucigalpa causing structural damage.