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Susana Sabillón, from the village of Pajuiles, died on October 23 when the strong current of the Rio Dorado swept away the vehicle she and her husband were traveling in near Tela, Atlántida; her husband survived.

Honduras's disaster agency extended a green alert to Santa Bárbara department and maintained a yellow alert for low-lying areas along the Goascorán River through October 9, with rains expected to cause flooding, landslides, and fallen trees.

Heavy rains caused four houses to collapse in the La Laguna neighborhood of Tegucigalpa on October 7; firefighters rescued one person and are searching for three others believed trapped under the rubble.

José Ángel Pineda and his daughter Jackelin, 11, drowned in Santa Bárbara on October 3 after heavy rains swelled a stream they were crossing on their way home from a carnival.

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.

Tegucigalpa's two main reservoirs have hit their lowest levels since 1997, forcing 12-day water rationing for residents while more than 700 neighborhoods remain at risk of flooding and landslides.

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.

Heavy rainfall Saturday night in Tegucigalpa caused 10 floods, a sinkhole, a landslide, a cave-in, a downed tree, and a damaged pedestrian bridge across multiple neighborhoods, with an overflowing stream flooding workshops and homes in Hato de Enmedio.

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

Honduras's emergency agency declared yellow alert for Las Vegas and green alert for other Santa Bárbara municipalities after intense rainfall caused flooding, swollen rivers, and evacuations.

A young man disappeared in Olancho after being swept away by strong currents in the Río Patuca while attempting to cross on a donkey, with relatives and locals searching for him.

Honduras's disaster agency is coordinating damage assessments and pre-positioning humanitarian aid for communities in the Moskitia region of Gracias a Dios affected by heavy rains, with deliveries challenging due to geographic and climate barriers.

Heavy rains and storm surge from tropical depression Cristina have flooded homes and disrupted fishing in Marcovia, Choluteca, affecting at least 150 families and thousands of artisanal fishermen unable to work.

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.