Repeated Outages Hit Lepaterique as Business Losses Mount

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 9, 2026 · Originally reported August 8, 2026 by El Heraldo

The town of Lepaterique in Francisco Morazán has suffered repeated power failures since August 3, with outages lasting 4 to 24 hours and recurring every few days, forcing small merchants to throw out perishables and leaving residents without electricity for daily needs.

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