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Honduras's disaster agency maintained a 48-hour green alert in vulnerable zones around Lake Yojoa and the Central District due to a tropical wave expected to bring heavy rains, flooding, and landslides to eastern, central, and southwestern regions.

Honduras's disaster agency issued a 48-hour Green Alert in vulnerable regions including the Central District and Lake Yojoa due to heavy rainfall, risk of landslides, and flash flooding from Caribbean moisture.

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.

Honduras's emergency agency ruled out a tsunami threat to Honduran coasts after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Panama on October 9, though it continues monitoring sea conditions and regional seismic activity.

Honduras's National Risk Management Agency reports that 233 municipalities remain under drought alert, with 103 at the highest level, affecting 5.6 million people and threatening food security through crop losses and reduced rural employment in the south.

Honduras, the United Nations, and humanitarian organizations launched an international appeal for $60 million to assist 538,000 people across 103 municipalities hit by severe drought, with over 75% of the country facing extreme rainfall deficits that threaten food production and livelihoods.

Honduras's emergency management agency extended a green weather alert for 36 hours across nine departments and the capital district due to unstable atmospheric conditions that could cause heavy rains, flooding, and landslides in vulnerable areas.

Honduras's meteorologist Víctor Ortega of the national emergency agency COPECO said expected rainfall in the coming months will not be enough to replenish the country's water reservoirs, and the population must prepare for continued water rationing.

Honduras's national disaster agency placed 75 municipalities on red alert, 71 on yellow alert, and 88 on green alert starting August 18 due to severe drought linked to the El Niño weather pattern.

Copeco's Early Warning chief says the south and west are Honduras's most seismically vulnerable regions and warns that a major earthquake is "very likely" given the country's position on two tectonic plates.

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck off Central America's Pacific coast at a depth of 37 kilometers on the night of July 28, with Honduras's emergency agency COPECO monitoring seismic activity.

Drought linked to El Niño has pushed Honduras's disaster agency (COPECO) to place 75 municipalities in the dry corridor under indefinite yellow alert, while 49 remain on green alert and 113 are under monitoring for reduced rainfall across six departments.

Congress unanimously approved a measure requiring the emergency agency Copeco, the Agriculture Ministry, and the municipal association Amhon to report within two weeks on drought conditions affecting 75 municipalities in the Dry Corridor, where El Niño has cut rainfall by half.

Honduras's emergency agency raised drought alerts across 237 of the country's 298 municipalities due to reduced rainfall linked to El Niño, with 75 municipalities in the dry corridor placed under yellow alert indefinitely.

A 5.7-magnitude quake off Chiapas and a 5.3-magnitude Caribbean tremor were felt in Honduras within 24 hours, with no damage reported; Copeco dismissed social-media megaquake predictions as unscientific.

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.

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Friday off the Pacific coasts of Guatemala and Mexico, about 650 kilometers west of Tegucigalpa; Honduran authorities initially warned of possible tsunami waves up to 30 centimeters in the Gulf of Fonseca but downgraded the threat after revised measurements showed waves would stay below 10 centimeters.

COPECO warned that Honduras's prolonged dry season will continue despite recent rains, which authorities say offer only temporary relief.

Honduras's emergency agency announced humanitarian assistance for about 75 municipalities hit by drought and delayed rains, with food distribution starting in late July, targeting the hardest-hit zones in the Dry Corridor.

Honduras's emergency agency COPECO warns residents to take precautions as a mass of Saharan dust is forecast to arrive this weekend.

Honduras faces tropical waves bringing rain and a return of Saharan dust this week, according to the national disaster agency Copeco.

Copeco warned that Honduras will face heavy rainfall and electrical storms from June 15–21 as a trough and tropical wave move across the country, with the southern and western departments expected to see the most intense precipitation.

Honduras's weather agency warns that El Niño, confirmed by NOAA, could extend into early 2027 and cause a prolonged dry season with rainfall deficits exceeding 40% in parts of the country, threatening corn and bean production and food prices in vulnerable regions.

Honduras's emergency authority activated yellow and green alerts across the capital, Valle, and northern, western, and southern regions for 48 hours beginning Saturday evening due to heavy rains threatening flooding and mudslides.

Copeco issued yellow alerts for the Central District and parts of Valle, and green alerts for Santa Bárbara, Copán, Choluteca, and San Pedro Sula, warning of potential river flooding, landslides, and fallen trees over the next 48 hours.

Honduras extended a Green Alert for 48 hours through three major cities—Alianza, the Central District, and San Pedro Sula—due to continued heavy rains threatening floods and landslides, with the Central, South, and Western regions at highest risk.

Copeco reported moderate to heavy rainfall continuing through midnight across Choluteca, Valle, Francisco Morazán, Santa Bárbara, southern Cortés, Comayagua, and Yoro, with risks of flash flooding in streams and ravines.

A weather system will bring moderate to occasionally heavy rain and thunderstorms to western, central, and southern Honduras on Saturday, with lighter isolated showers expected in the north and east.

COPECO's weather center forecasts rain across most of Honduras on Tuesday and Wednesday, with 10–20 mm (0.4–0.8 inches) in central, eastern, northern, and western zones and lighter showers in the south, continuing Thursday.

Honduras's civil protection agency warns of unstable conditions with moderate rainfall and lightning across the north and central regions overnight, urging residents to avoid swollen waterways and exercise caution.