Saturday, October 10, 2026

Honduras's embassy in Panama launched consular support for Hondurans stranded at Tocumen International Airport after a Friday earthquake briefly shut the facility, helping with lodging, rebooking, and guidance.

Congress began reviewing the 2027 general budget of 455.4 billion lempiras (about $18.2 billion), up 2.5% from 2026, with the government proposing to trim operating costs to steer more money toward education, health, security, infrastructure, and job creation.

Tegucigalpa's water utility has begun preliminary tests of a system to move surplus water from the Los Laureles reservoir, now at 73% capacity, to the La Concepción treatment plant, with full operation expected next week if the tests succeed.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

Honduras's Road Committee moved to reclaim public streets and spaces that repair shops had been using as extensions of their businesses, after owners ignored formal legal warnings.

A landslide in the Izaguirre neighborhood of Tegucigalpa damaged five homes and displaced 20 people after rainwater weakened the hillside; firefighters assessed the site and issued recommendations.

The UN warns that El Niño will peak in December 2026, but Honduras is already in a severe drought that is ruining maize and bean harvests and threatening food security for more than 538,000 people, according to the FAO and UN agencies.

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

Honduras's emergency agency ruled out any tsunami threat to its coasts after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Panama on October 9, but said it is still monitoring sea conditions and regional seismic activity.

National Police arrested a man accused of stabbing Jack Isai López to death in Comayagüela and hiding the body in a sewer, according to the Directorate of Police Investigations.

Honduran police confiscated more than 550 driver's licenses for traffic violations during enforcement operations over the Morazán holiday weekend.