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The National Autonomous University of Honduras warns that rainfall could drop 30–40% below average starting in October across the Dry Corridor, the south, and Tegucigalpa as El Niño strengthens, threatening water supplies and the autumn harvest.

Police and anti-kidnapping units rescued a 5-year-old girl and her caregiver in Las Vegas, Santa Bárbara, after kidnappers demanded 7 million lempiras (about $280,000) and abandoned them when officers flooded the area.

National Police arrested a 26-year-old engineering student in San Manuel, Cortés, after a court-ordered raid on a home where officers seized 15 kilograms of marijuana valued at approximately 500,000 lempiras (about $20,000) and equipment used for packaging drugs for distribution across the Sula Valley.

Honduras received 23,952 deported nationals between January and June 2026, a 40% increase from the same period in 2025, while irregular migrant transit through the country fell 74% according to the International Organization for Migration.

The National Autonomous University of Honduras has completed a renovation of the Dr. Jorge Haddad auditorium at its Faculty of Medical Sciences, investing 18.7 million lempiras (about $750,000) to modernize the 220-seat venue for academic and scientific conferences.

The Tegucigalpa–Comayagüela municipal government removed 75 tons of accumulated garbage, bulky waste, and vegetation from the Motagua field and area under the Carías Bridge in a large-scale cleanup aimed at reclaiming public space, reducing contamination, and cutting flood risk during the rainy season.

UNAH Rector Odir Fernández said the university has not received official communication from the government about funds from the presidential aircraft sale that a law mandates be used for regional campus expansion, and the government owes the institution 1.44 billion lempiras in first-semester budget allocations.

Honduras's education ministry has issued strict new regulations for 2026 patriotic parades—banning reggaeton, commercial branding, and immodest performances—and threatening teachers and principals with fines, suspensions, or dismissal for violations.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler announced a L40 million (about $1.6 million) package of road improvements south of Tegucigalpa, including bridge widening, an elevated roadway, a new access bridge, a tunnel, and Periférico Ring upgrades to ease congestion.

Honduras is spending 62 million lempiras (roughly $2.5 million) to aid 75 municipalities hit by El Niño-driven drought, with 38 facing the highest food-security risks and receiving priority support for water, food, health care, and irrigation.

Honduras's state electricity company will cut power in various sectors on July 22 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for distribution-network maintenance aimed at improving reliability and reducing future disruptions.

Environment Minister Juan Carlos Ramos is pushing Congress to approve a solid-waste law that has cleared first debate, saying it would unlock international funding for sanitary landfills and improve trash collection across Honduras's 298 municipalities.

The research organization Sendas called for energy-sector reform to be built on political independence, reduced technical losses, financial recovery, greater market competition, and accountable leadership to address ENEE's structural crisis, which cost the utility about $530 million in uncollected revenue during 2025.

Geographer Carlos Héctor Sabillón warned that Honduras faces water shortages from decades of poor planning and urged the government to adopt a long-term national strategy to capture rainfall, reforest watersheds, and build storage infrastructure.

Honduras's Defense Ministry said international bodies have three times confirmed that Isla Conejo belongs to Honduras, dismissing reports of Salvadoran displeasure over the president's recent visit to the island during bilateral cease-fire commemorations.

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Friday off the Pacific coasts of Guatemala and Mexico, about 650 kilometers west of Tegucigalpa; Honduran authorities initially warned of possible tsunami waves up to 30 centimeters in the Gulf of Fonseca but downgraded the threat after revised measurements showed waves would stay below 10 centimeters.

Honduras formally responded to a diplomatic note from El Salvador demanding that Honduras cease sovereign acts on Conejo Island in the Pacific, reaffirming Honduran sovereignty over the disputed territory.

A teacher union leader rejected an Association for a More Just Society report claiming Honduras lost about nine days of classes in the first half of 2026, arguing the union held only two protest days and that other interruptions stemmed from administrative changes, not teacher action.

Honduras lost about nine days of classroom instruction in the first half of 2026, representing an estimated cost of roughly L1.8 billion (about $72 million) in lost educational investment, with most interruptions tied to planned workshops and extracurricular activities rather than protests.

The Hospital Psiquiátrico Mario Mendoza, Honduras's main public psychiatric facility, receives dozens of patients daily from across the country, many traveling hours because their municipalities lack mental-health services, reflecting a growing nationwide demand and shortage of specialized centers.

San Pedro Sula has confirmed 243 dengue cases in 2026 with no deaths reported, though health officials say seven recent patients show warning signs and two cases have been classified as severe dengue.

Vice President María Antonieta Mejía has called on lawmakers to hold a technical debate on proposed reforms to the state-run electricity company ENEE, which faces losses of about 16 billion lempiras (roughly $640 million) and is hampering public investment in education and infrastructure.

Tegucigalpa faces a severe drought, with its two main reservoirs at critical levels (Los Laureles at 39.88% capacity, La Concepción at 35.19%), prompting authorities to tighten rationing for 1.6 million people and warning reserves could be exhausted by late August without significant rainfall.

Venezuelans living in Honduras and Honduran citizens have begun collecting non-perishable food, hygiene products, and emergency supplies to send to families affected by earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24.

The Tegucigalpa city government has distributed 2.3 million gallons of free water via over 900 tanker-truck trips to address an acute water shortage, with plans to expand the fleet from 50 to 90 trucks.

Honduras's Technical Liquidation Commission reported that more than 1,700 state employees have been laid off as part of a government restructuring aimed at reducing costs and redirecting savings to health, education, and security, with the government spending over 700 million lempiras (about $28 million) on severance payments.

President Nasry Asfura led a symbolic visit to Conejo Island in the Pacific with top civilian and military officials to reaffirm Honduras's sovereignty after El Salvador sent a diplomatic note demanding Honduras cease exercising jurisdiction over the territory, citing a 1992 International Court of Justice ruling.

Juan Carlos Hernández, president of Honduras's Colegio de Economistas, defended the central bank's decision to hold its benchmark interest rate steady, arguing that lower rates would risk fueling inflation by increasing money in circulation without proportional growth in goods and services.

A video circulating on social media shows material flaking from the Pope Francis Bridge in Tegucigalpa, prompting concerns about the structure's durability; Tegucigalpa's mayor says the bridge will remain closed until safety is confirmed.

A judge conducting case proceedings visited Honduras's criminal investigation agency as part of ongoing judicial work into the 2022 disappearance of Angie Peña, a high-profile missing-person case whose family recently filed a habeas corpus petition with the Supreme Court.