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Honduras's risk management agency forecasts the arrival of rainfall across the country starting September 5 after weeks of severe drought affecting more than 230 municipalities, as moisture from the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean moves in.

The Guacerique River, a major tributary supplying the Los Laureles Dam reservoir, has dramatically diminished due to severe drought, raising concerns about water availability for residents across the region.

The Tegucigalpa municipal government extended a water emergency declaration to December 15 due to severe drought and critically low reservoir levels supplying the capital.

Tegucigalpa faces a critical water shortage, with tanker trucks waiting two to three hours at wells to fill up, while authorities have limited deliveries to two trips per day, leaving many neighborhoods short of supply.

Tegucigalpa faces a critical water emergency with the Los Laureles Reservoir at 35% capacity and supplies guaranteed only until August 23 unless heavy rains arrive, forcing residents to rely on water trucks and rationing.

A tropical wave will bring rain to western Honduras on Tuesday, August 11, but forecasters say the precipitation will be insufficient to relieve the water emergency affecting Tegucigalpa and other regions.