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A landslide triggered by heavy rain damaged 13 homes in Villa Unión neighborhood in Tegucigalpa on October 8, affecting over 70 people; the mayor said no lives were lost and cleanup and evacuation efforts are underway.

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.

The capital's municipal authorities elevated the Distrito Central (Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela) to yellow alert for 48 hours due to heavy rain and risk of landslides and flooding, after recent storms collapsed at least 13 homes in the Villa Unión neighborhood.

Intense rainfall caused Quebrada La Orejona creek to overflow, submerging a street in the La Alameda neighborhood of Tegucigalpa and putting nearby homes at risk of flooding.

An intense downpour Tuesday night caused flooding in Residencial La Cañada in southern Tegucigalpa, inundating several homes and streets.

Firefighters responded to numerous emergencies across Tegucigalpa on September 24 after intense rainfall, including rescuing a man from a storm drain, clearing a landslide blocking the road to Valle de Ángeles, and addressing a sinkhole that threatens about ten homes.

Streets in the Kennedy neighborhood of Tegucigalpa flooded on September 19 after heavy downpours hit the capital.