Honduras News – Daily News about Honduras

Hundreds of families from center and north of Honduras where evacuated early Tuesday due to the floods caused by the heavy rains affecting the country.

In Tegucigalpa and Comayaguela, a controlled discharge from the Concepcion dam that supplies potable water to a sector of the capital, caused a considerable increase on the Grande and Choluteca River with floods in several low areas around the city.

The fire department started to alert the population Tegucigalpa and Comayaguela at around 2:00 am because of the swell of the river, several houses in these areas where flooded.

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COPECO has declared yellow alert for 48 more hours in the towns of Pimienta, Potrerillos, Villanueva, San Manuel, Choloma, La Lima, San Pedro Sula and Puerto Cortés, in the department of Cortes; El Progreso, Santa Rita and El Negrito, in Yoro due to the heavy rains that fell during this past weekend. COPECO announced Ocotepeque, Copán, Santa Bárbara, Comayagua, Valle, Choluteca, El Paraíso, Olancho and Francisco Morazán remain under green alert warning.

According to COPECO authorities, the heavy rains increased the level of the Ulua and Chamelecon River in Valle de Sula, and according to the weather forecast from the National Meteorological Service, the precipitations will continue on the national territory but specially on the north area.

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A Hail Storm in Tegucigalpa yesterday afternoon which also generated strong winds, lightning and a lot of rain left one person injured, houses and streets flooded, destroyed vehicles, trees and advertising signs falling, and most of the city with no electricity.

This phenomenon paralyzed the city during 45 minutes while the rain fell; the strong rains caused alarm among the citizens, reason why the rescue teams advised the population to remain calm and not to leave their houses or businesses to avoid exposing their lives.

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