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Honduras's government will provide emergency food aid to approximately 40,000 families affected by drought in the southern region, and also plans infrastructure repairs and water projects to address longer-term effects of the dry spell.

Residents in earthquake-affected areas are returning to damaged homes despite ongoing structural concerns and persistent fear of aftershocks.

Authorities warned Hondurans this weekend to limit outdoor exposure to elevated Sahara dust concentrations (30–60 micrograms per cubic meter, expected to rise), scattered rainfall in the north and west, and possible aftershocks from Friday's magnitude-7-plus earthquake off Mexico's Pacific coast.

Francisco, 16, was swept away by the Río Patuca current in Catacamas, Olancho, on Tuesday while attempting to cross on a burro; his body was recovered on Friday after a three-day search as heavy rains from a weather system affected the region.

Rescue teams are searching for two men who disappeared while attempting to cross the swollen Wampú and Los Mangos rivers in Gracias a Dios and Olancho after heavy rains, with over 2,000 people displaced and homes damaged across the region.

The World Meteorological Organization projects a rapid shift to strong El Niño conditions from July through September 2026, bringing above-normal temperatures and irregular rainfall that officials warn could trigger drought stress on crops, water supplies, and energy demand in vulnerable southern and western departments.

Authorities recovered the body of accountant Félix Núñez in the Loarque area, bringing the death toll to two from a collapse on Tegucigalpa's peripheral ring road.

A security guard who witnessed a building collapse in the Loarque sector of Tegucigalpa that buried part of a business recounted the harrowing moments of the incident.

Copeco forecasts moderate rainfall across the Sula Valley from Tuesday through Friday, mainly in afternoon and evening hours, as Caribbean moisture feeds the region; authorities urge residents to avoid swollen waterways and report emergencies.

Heavy rains have left streets waterlogged in the Montefresco Este neighborhood of San Pedro Sula for days, forcing school closures and disrupting commerce; residents say the chronic drainage problem persists despite years of complaints.

Neptalí Gonzales Soler died after being struck by lightning while working in a maize field in El Negrito, Yoro; he was the second person killed by lightning in Honduras in a week.

The National Risk and Contingencies office issued a 48-hour green alert for the Gulf of Fonseca coast due to strong waves (3–4 feet), extended wave periods, and spring tides heightened by the new moon and lunar perigee, posing risks to fishers, small boats, and coastal communities.

Tropical Storm Cristina, with sustained winds of 75 km/h positioned 160 kilometers west of Managua, threatens Honduras's Pacific coast with intense rainfall, flash flooding, and landslides through Thursday morning, with some areas expecting up to 12 inches of rain.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two low-pressure areas off Central America and Mexico with 70% and 80% chances of cyclonic development within seven days; tropical storm Amanda poses no threat to the region.

Honduras's emergency agency Copeco widened its drought alert from 60 to 75 municipalities across six departments, warning that El Niño conditions could extend dry spells for weeks and are already straining water supplies and threatening crops and livestock in the dry corridor.

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake centered off Chiapas, Mexico, on Friday morning was felt across Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador but caused no reported deaths or severe structural damage, unlike twin Venezuelan quakes in June that killed thousands.

A tropical wave and upper-level trough will bring weak to moderate rainfall and thunderstorms to eastern, central, and northern Honduras on Monday afternoon, with the southern region remaining dry.

A tropical wave moving west across Honduras from Gracias a Dios will bring 10–20 mm of rain (up to 40 mm in high areas of the Sula Valley) and thunderstorms to the north starting around 3 p.m., with San Pedro Sula authorities warning residents of flood risk in vulnerable neighborhoods.

A tropical wave interacting with a surface trough will bring scattered to moderate rainfall and isolated thunderstorms across Honduras on Sunday, with the heaviest accumulations expected in the western region, while Sahara dust concentrations will create a light haze in the sky.