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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.

Search-and-rescue teams are combing Lake Yojoa after a reported capsizing involving four people, while authorities report heavy rains, landslides, and a death by lightning strike across Honduras during the Morazán holiday week.

An intense storm with lightning caused widespread flooding and traffic paralysis in San Pedro Sula on October 2, leaving about 60 homes in the Cabañas neighborhood damaged and numerous vehicles stranded.

Heavy rains over 48 hours have swollen the Guascorán River in Valle department, leaving 12 communities in Aramecina, Alianza, and Goascorán without vehicle access; authorities warn water levels may rise further and urge residents to avoid crossing.

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.

A pickup truck carrying a family was swept away by a swollen river between Nueva Suyapa and Agua Fría in Comayagua on September 20; all three occupants—Darwin Montoya Suazo, 36; Rosario Montoya Suazo, 42; and Lester Velásquez Montoya, 6—were found dead.

Honduras is experiencing simultaneous floods in some areas and severe drought in others, causing crop failures, water shortages, and economic hardship for farmers who have lost harvests and face difficulty repaying loans.

A tropical wave brought heavy rains and flooding to Tocoa, Colón, and strong winds with property damage to Namasigüe, Choluteca, on August 22.

Heavy rains have inundated communities in Gracias a Dios on Honduras's northern coast, prompting the Navy to evacuate 146 people from Baicán and Rats Disguan to a shelter, with further rainfall expected to increase the risk.

Humanitarian flights are delivering 3,000 pounds of food to communities in Gracias a Dios hit by heavy rains and flooding, as authorities warn that 80–85% of crops were destroyed and disease risks including malaria are rising.

Two men disappeared after attempting to cross the swollen Patuca River in Olancho; rescue efforts have recovered one body 20 kilometers downstream, while search operations continue for the second man.

Honduras's disaster-management authority issued a 72-hour green alert for Gracias a Dios and five municipalities in Olancho due to intense rains from a weather system expected to bring flooding and landslides through July 16.

Tropical Storm Cristina weakened to a tropical depression but continues to threaten Central America with heavy rainfall, high surf, and flooding alerts; Costa Rica reported five people missing after two boats capsized off Guanacaste.