Drought Alert Expands to 75 Municipalities Across Honduras

Published on Honduras Daily · May 30, 2026 · Originally reported May 29, 2026 by La Prensa

Honduras's emergency agency Copeco widened its drought alert from 60 to 75 municipalities across six departments, warning that El Niño conditions could extend dry spells for weeks and are already straining water supplies and threatening crops and livestock in the dry corridor.

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