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Honduras's national disaster agency elevated Gracias a Dios department to yellow alert on July 15 and maintained green alert in five Olancho municipalities for 24 hours as persistent rainfall from an upper-level trough raises river levels and flood risk along the Caribbean coast.

Authorities are monitoring high-risk zones in San Pedro Sula for potential landslides and flooding—similar to recent disasters in Tegucigalpa—citing fragile soils, clogged drainage, and heavy rain forecast in the coming days.

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.

COPECO declared a green alert (indicating potential weather risk) for Copán, Ocotepeque, Lempira, and Intibucá starting at 6 a.m. on June 21.

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.

Tegucigalpa's municipal emergency committee responded to 101 incidents during a green weather alert, including flooding, fallen trees, drain cleaning, and water distribution to vulnerable neighborhoods.

Residents of northern El Progreso say the earthen levees built along the Ulúa River lack proper reinforcement and solid barriers to withstand heavy rains, raising fears of flooding in vulnerable communities as the wet season intensifies.

Though Tropical Storm Boris poses no direct threat, a separate tropical depression forming off the Pacific coast will push moisture inland, bringing heavy rainfall to eight southwestern, central, and southern departments, with risks of flooding and landslides.

A broad area of low pressure off Central America's coast has a 70% chance of developing into a tropical depression within 48 hours, with heavy rainfall and flash flooding expected across Honduras and neighboring countries over the coming days.

Forecasters project Honduras's rainy season will begin in May but with a slight delay compared to the historical norm.