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More than 600 Honduran families have been affected by rain since October 2, with authorities monitoring swollen rivers including the Ulúa and coordinating humanitarian aid through 23 national emergency agencies.

Emergency response units from Honduras's civil protection agency are working in the Los Cobras and 21 de Octubre neighborhoods of Tegucigalpa to assist residents and monitor conditions after recent heavy rains caused street flooding.

Saturday rainfall across Tegucigalpa caused multiple emergencies including two children rescued from a swollen creek, landslides, fallen trees, and two people injured by electrical contact, prompting emergency teams to conduct inspections across the capital.

Seventy-five Honduran municipalities in red alert for severe drought requested early disbursement of August and September government transfers, with 63 of them already receiving early payments to address the El Niño-driven emergency.

Heavy overnight rainfall in Tela, Atlántida, prompted firefighters to evacuate a family as a precaution against flooding, while collapsed storm drains and clogged drainage systems compounded by debris posed ongoing risks.

Heavy rains and winds collapsed roofs on homes in the communities of Matazano and La Montañita in La Iguala, Lempira; emergency teams are assessing damage and monitoring for further precipitation.

A landslide in the Mololoa neighborhood of Tegucigalpa damaged seven homes and displaced about 20 people from five families, with emergency crews clearing debris and assessing risk of further slides if heavy rains continue.

Choluteca's municipal emergency committee launched a round-the-clock operation Sunday as heavy rains struck the department, with crews conducting preventive work and immediate response to assist affected residents.

Tegucigalpa's mayor coordinated the deployment of more than 20 first-response teams to strategic points across the capital ahead of forecast heavy rain this weekend to accelerate emergency care in vulnerable neighborhoods.