Copeco

Tropical Storm Cristina weakened to a tropical depression but continues to threaten Central America with heavy rainfall, high surf, and flooding alerts; Costa Rica reported five people missing after two boats capsized off Guanacaste.

Tropical Depression Cristina weakened from a tropical storm on Wednesday but officials warn it could strengthen again as it continues to drench Central America with heavy rainfall.

San Pedro Sula and Honduras's emergency agency (Copeco) launched a coordinated prevention plan ahead of the cyclone season, with crews clearing drainage systems and debris from highland areas that officials say clog urban drains during heavy rains.

COPECO in the Bay Islands received a 1,500-gallon water tanker truck costing about 1.5 million lempiras to support firefighting, water supply, and emergency response across the archipelago.

Honduras's disaster agency is tracking a low-pressure system off the Pacific coast with a 70% chance of developing into a tropical cyclone within 48 hours.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred off the Pacific coast of Honduras on Friday morning, centered 132 kilometers southwest of La Virtud in Lempira, with no reported damage or injuries on land.

A magnitude-4.4 earthquake struck off Honduras's north coast early June 2, the second tremor in the Caribbean in less than 24 hours; authorities reported no damage or injuries from either event.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center is tracking two low-pressure systems in the eastern Pacific; one near Mexico and Guatemala has a 20% chance of becoming a cyclone in seven days, while a second southwest of Baja California has a 90% probability of developing into a tropical depression by midweek, though Copeco says neither currently poses direct danger to Honduras.

Honduras has mobilized a $70 million humanitarian assistance plan, coordinated with the UN and COPECO, to support roughly 800,000 people affected by drought across the country.

Honduras's emergency agency Copeco widened its drought alert from 60 to 75 municipalities across six departments, warning that El Niño conditions could extend dry spells for weeks and are already straining water supplies and threatening crops and livestock in the dry corridor.

Honduras's disaster agency Copeco, backed by Israeli emergency specialists from Magen David Adom, ran a multi-agency mass-casualty simulation in Tegucigalpa testing triage, evacuation, and inter-institutional coordination across firefighters, the Red Cross, military, and hospitals.

Forecasters project Honduras's rainy season will begin in May but with a slight delay compared to the historical norm.