Heavy Rains

Infrastructure crews cleared landslides that blocked the CA-6 highway between kilometers 9 and 14 early today, reopening the road to the country's eastern region after heavy rains triggered earth slides along the roadside.

Hotel Finca Las Glorias has deployed floating platforms to keep guest areas accessible as heavy rains swell Lake Yojoa, with one section temporarily closed but most facilities, dining, and activities continuing to operate.

Heavy rains caused four houses to collapse in the La Laguna neighborhood of Tegucigalpa on October 7; firefighters rescued one person and are searching for three others believed trapped under the rubble.

Honduras's disaster agency activated a yellow alert for low-lying communities along the Goascorán River in Valle, and maintained green alerts in other vulnerable zones as heavy rains raise river levels nationwide.

Kevin Pacheco, from La Masica in Atlántida, died instantly when struck by lightning while in the Santa Ana River during an electrical storm, as heavy rains and lightning activity sweep across Honduras.

Heavy rains across northern Honduras damaged homes and displaced residents in Cortés, affecting 246 families across 13 neighborhoods, while authorities warn of flash-flood risks in Tegucigalpa and other central areas as storms continue through the night.

Honduras's navy monitored the Goascorán River in Valle department after recent storms raised water levels to about 20 inches, temporarily flooding a concrete ford used for vehicle traffic, though no significant community flooding was reported yet.

Heavy rains in San Pedro Sula on October 3 left about 230 families with damaged homes and possessions, with authorities attributing the severity partly to garbage blocking storm drains at 34 critical points across the city.

The Armed Forces' Humanitarian and Rescue Battalion is clearing roads and assisting residents in Tegucigalpa neighborhoods including La Cañada and Los Hidalgos following recent heavy rains.

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.

A sinkhole up to four meters deep has damaged 12 homes in Tegucigalpa's Kennedy neighborhood, and authorities are evaluating a preventive evacuation of about 55 residents — including elderly people and an infant — pending a technical assessment, with an emergency shelter already prepared.

The municipality of Las Vegas in Santa Bárbara declared an emergency after recent rains damaged 82 homes and affected some 70 families, with forecasts of more rainfall prompting warnings of flooding, landslides, and swollen rivers.

Heavy rains caused the Río Helado to overflow in Los Naranjos, Santa Cruz de Yojoa, affecting 275 people including 95 children; fallen trees blocked water flow and authorities are providing cleanup and aid.

Heavy rains have inundated communities in Gracias a Dios on Honduras's northern coast, prompting the Navy to evacuate 146 people from Baicán and Rats Disguan to a shelter, with further rainfall expected to increase the risk.

Copeco is maintaining a 48-hour green alert for the Lago de Yojoa and Tegucigalpa areas as a surface trough brings weak to moderate rain and showers across most of Honduras, with risks of river flooding, landslides, and falling trees in vulnerable areas.

Honduras extended a Green Alert for 48 hours through three major cities—Alianza, the Central District, and San Pedro Sula—due to continued heavy rains threatening floods and landslides, with the Central, South, and Western regions at highest risk.