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3 stories in Santa Barbara · #lake-yojoa
Clear filtersLake Yojoa Flooding Displaces More Than 30 Families in Santa Cruz
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.
La PrensaRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Oct 14, 2026#lake-yojoa#flooding#displaced-familiesLake Yojoa Flooding Drives Families From Homes in Santa Bárbara and Cortés
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.
TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)Read in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Oct 13, 2026#lake-yojoa#flooding#displacementMan Drowns in Lake Yojoa Fishing Accident
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.