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Copeco elevated the Central District and La Alianza, Valle, to yellow alert for 48 hours as a trough system brings heavy rainfall to western, central, southern, and northwestern Honduras, with officials warning of risks in streams and low-lying river areas.

Honduras's meteorological agency forecasts moderate-to-heavy afternoon and evening showers across the central, southern, and southwestern regions during the October 7–10 Morazán Week holiday, with rainfall up to 80 mm in parts of Francisco Morazán and Valle departments.

Nery Alberto Mejía, a resident of El Salitre in Francisco Morazán, was found dead in the Río El Obispo after being swept away by the current while attempting to cross a stream three days earlier.

A severe drought has destroyed maize and bean harvests for about 2,000 farming families in Cantarranas, Francisco Morazán, prompting the mayor to seek emergency aid from the government as farmers fear losing the fall planting season as well.

A shallow 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck 64 kilometers north of Tegucigalpa on July 21 at 12:35 a.m., with no reported injuries or damage.

A landslide and falling rocks have closed the road between El Loarque and Mateo, disrupting traffic in the area.

Rescue crews searching for four missing people after the Loarque hillside collapse — which brought down more than 20,000 cubic meters of debris, of which only about 5,000 have been removed — may suspend operations tonight if rain develops, the fire chief warned.