Honduras Daily by Location

A court in Puerto Lempira ordered Stedman Reyes Valle held in pretrial detention on suspicion of illegal weapons possession and drug trafficking.

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.

A 5.7-magnitude quake off Chiapas and a 5.3-magnitude Caribbean tremor were felt in Honduras within 24 hours, with no damage reported; Copeco dismissed social-media megaquake predictions as unscientific.

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.

Honduras's disaster-management agency extended a Green Alert (the lowest alert level) for Gracias a Dios department for 24 hours as rivers draining into La Mosquitia remain swollen and pose flood risk despite decreasing rainfall.

Honduras's National Center for Atmospheric, Oceanographic and Seismic Studies (Cenaos) says dry conditions will dominate the coming days with no significant weather system bringing heavy rain, offering relief to regions like Olancho and Gracias a Dios that recently suffered flooding.

Heavy rains and river flooding have damaged at least 21 communities in the Gracias a Dios municipality of Wampusirpi, destroying crops and displacing residents whom local officials say are receiving emergency food aid.

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck the Caribbean Sea northeast of Gracias a Dios on July 18 at 10:08 a.m., with a depth of 30 kilometers; Copeco reported no damage or injuries on land.

National Police rescued a five-month-old child who had been kidnapped and was being transported in a suitcase in Puerto Lempira; the infant has been reunited with his mother.

Torrential rains across Olancho and Gracias a Dios departments have cut off 80% of communities in Patuca municipality, leaving 30,000 people stranded with damaged roads, flooded crops, two missing young men, and over 60 families evacuated from Wampusirpi.

A UNAH researcher warns that 750,000 Hondurans face severe food insecurity in July–August, while 1.4 million more experience moderate insecurity, with drought and flooding threatening to worsen the crisis.

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.

Rescue teams are searching for two men who disappeared while attempting to cross the swollen Wampú and Los Mangos rivers in Gracias a Dios and Olancho after heavy rains, with over 2,000 people displaced and homes damaged across the region.

Wampusirpe's mayor warned of rising waters on the Patuca River threatening new floods after heavy rains forced over 160 families to evacuate and destroyed crops and livestock across the municipality, with roads cut off and more precipitation forecast.

Honduras's national disaster agency elevated Gracias a Dios department to yellow alert on July 15 and maintained green alert in five Olancho municipalities for 24 hours as persistent rainfall from an upper-level trough raises river levels and flood risk along the Caribbean coast.

Heavy rains over the weekend caused the Patuca River to overflow in three municipalities, forcing 160 families to evacuate and destroying crops including rice, cassava, plantains, corn, and cacao for 200–500 families in the region.

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.

Heavy rains caused the Patuca River to overflow in Wampusirpi, Gracias a Dios, affecting about 100 people and destroying crops, with the mayor warning the municipality remains at alert as rainfall continues.

New Land LLC, a foreign-controlled firm, announced plans for a "smart city" tech park in Honduras's Moskitia region without consulting indigenous communities, prompting local leaders to warn of similarities to controversial autonomous economic zones.

Indigenous peoples of the Moskitia region protested in Tegucigalpa against a proposed agribusiness law they say would legitimize illegal land seizures, and demanded the government fulfill a 2019 commitment to formalize land titles in ancestral territories.

Environmental organizations and indigenous leaders are demanding transparency in an oil contract signed for Honduras's Caribbean region, citing undisclosed terms they say harm local communities.

A tropical wave will enter Honduras on Sunday, bringing nationwide rainfall and electrical activity through Monday and offering relief from extreme heat and drought conditions affecting agriculture.

Honduras will experience afternoon rains from a tropical wave and elevated concentrations of Saharan dust drifting across the Atlantic, with temperatures reaching 36°C in the south; authorities advise vulnerable groups to limit outdoor exposure and monitor air quality.

An aerial reconnaissance by Honduras's military environmental battalion found three active illegal mining sites with at least 10 workers and seven floating dredges in the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, plus an illegal road network facilitating deforestation in Gracias a Dios.

A tropical wave moving into Honduras on Friday will end a dry spell with nationwide rainfall, with forecasters projecting up to 30 millimeters (about 1.2 inches) in eastern and western regions.

Honduras granted a 2013 oil concession covering 35,256 square kilometers of Caribbean waters in La Moskitia, a UNESCO World Heritage site, without consulting the four indigenous peoples living there, violating international law.

Heavy rains across eastern and central Honduras have destroyed roads and bridges, isolated thousands of people in five municipalities, caused crop losses, and left two young men missing after being swept away by the swollen Patuca River in Olancho.

Honduras's civil protection agency warns of unstable conditions with moderate rainfall and lightning across the north and central regions overnight, urging residents to avoid swollen waterways and exercise caution.

Two tropical waves will bring heavy rain Monday and Tuesday, with Olancho and Gracias a Dios expected to receive over 80 millimeters (3 inches), Cenaos warns.

A tropical wave moving west across Honduras from Gracias a Dios will bring 10–20 mm of rain (up to 40 mm in high areas of the Sula Valley) and thunderstorms to the north starting around 3 p.m., with San Pedro Sula authorities warning residents of flood risk in vulnerable neighborhoods.