Drainage

Heavy rains have left streets waterlogged in the Montefresco Este neighborhood of San Pedro Sula for days, forcing school closures and disrupting commerce; residents say the chronic drainage problem persists despite years of complaints.

Tegucigalpa's municipal government is dredging, cleaning, and channeling six priority streams—removing 60,000 cubic meters of sediment and debris—to reduce flooding risk for roughly 600 communities during the June-through-November rainy season.