Flood Risk

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler and municipal leaders from Yoro met with community representatives to coordinate efforts addressing sediment buildup in the Cuyamapa, Humuya, and Ulúa rivers, which threatens five municipalities and requires environmental recovery and flood-risk reduction.

The Tegucigalpa municipal government will dedicate over 700 million lempiras (about $28 million) and 7% of city revenue to disaster prevention, mitigation, and climate adaptation, with 85% funding structural infrastructure to reduce flood and landslide risks in vulnerable neighborhoods.

The Honduran Fire Department is maintaining round-the-clock watch over a sinkhole in the Kennedy neighborhood of Tegucigalpa where heavy rains have put several homes at risk, while the municipal government works on stabilization measures.

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 tropical wave and weather troughs are expected to bring heavy rainfall and thunderstorms to Honduras in the coming days.

Some regions of Honduras are expected to receive up to 80 millimeters of rain with intense electrical activity; authorities recommend precautions.

The National Center for Atmospheric, Oceanic and Seismic Studies forecasts rain and showers nationwide on Tuesday, with heavier accumulation of up to 60 mm in Intibucá and 50 mm in Francisco Morazán, La Paz, Choluteca, and Copán; authorities urge caution in flood-prone areas.