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Rising waters in Lake Yojoa have forced more than 30 families to abandon their homes in Santa Cruz de Yojoa communities, while restaurants, tourism businesses, and sections of the CA-5 highway face damage and reduced access.

Rising water levels at Lake Yojoa are inundating homes, farmland, and roads in Santa Bárbara and Cortés departments, displacing hundreds of families and destroying crops as the lake's behavior—linked to hydroelectric dam operations and heavy rains—raises questions about water management.

Honduras's disaster agency extended a green alert to Santa Bárbara department and maintained a yellow alert for low-lying areas along the Goascorán River through October 9, with rains expected to cause flooding, landslides, and fallen trees.

José Ángel Pineda and his daughter Jackelin, 11, drowned in Santa Bárbara on October 3 after heavy rains swelled a stream they were crossing on their way home from a carnival.

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 in the municipality of Las Vegas, Santa Bárbara, have caused flooding and river overflow, prompting authorities to declare a green alert for the department and a yellow alert for Las Vegas, with some families evacuated to safety.

Honduras's emergency agency declared yellow alert for Las Vegas and green alert for other Santa Bárbara municipalities after intense rainfall caused flooding, swollen rivers, and evacuations.

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.

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck Santa Bárbara early Thursday at 4:28 a.m. with a depth of just 1 kilometer near Las Vegas, causing no reported injuries or damage but adding to recent seismic activity in Honduras.

Javier Rodolfo Chávez, 44, from Villanueva in Cortés, drowned in Lake Yojoa when a sudden storm caused rough waves that swamped the small fishing boat he and friends were in.