Urban Flooding

Intense rainfall caused Quebrada La Orejona creek to overflow, submerging a street in the La Alameda neighborhood of Tegucigalpa and putting nearby homes at risk of flooding.

An approximately hour-long downpour on October 2 flooded main streets in San Pedro Sula, particularly in the Paz Barahona neighborhood, sweeping away a cargo motorcycle and forcing some drivers to pull onto sidewalks to wait out the storm.

Heavy rainfall Saturday night in Tegucigalpa caused 10 floods, a sinkhole, a landslide, a cave-in, a downed tree, and a damaged pedestrian bridge across multiple neighborhoods, with an overflowing stream flooding workshops and homes in Hato de Enmedio.

Streets in the Kennedy neighborhood of Tegucigalpa flooded on September 19 after heavy downpours hit the capital.

Several vehicles became trapped in floodwaters on San Pedro Sula streets after heavy rains inundated the northern city.