Honduras News – Daily News about Honduras

The Honduran Permanent Contingency Committee (Copeco) issued a green alert Friday after constant rains caused flooding in the north and in the Caribbean area of Honduras.

Copeco said the measure will be in effect for three days in the departments of Atlantida, Colon, the Bay Islands, Cortes, and in the north of Yoro as well as La Ceiba, one of the most affected areas.

According to Copeco, there will be moderate to strong rains reaching 90mm to 120mm in these regions, and the minimum temperatures will fall to 12 Celsius degrees in the west of the country, 15 degrees in the center and 17 degrees in the east.

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A hardware store in Tocoa caught fire about a half hour ago. Billows of dark smoke and flames are emanating from the building. Fire fighters are on the scene.

This follows an evening of heavy rain throughout northern Honduras. Many streets and crops fields are flooded in Tocoa and neighboring towns as the Aguan river has overflowed.

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Ten of the eighteen departments of Honduras are on Green Alert as announced by the Permanent Committee on Contingencies (COPECO).

The preventive measure includes Choluteca, Valle, the northern part of Francisco Morazan, La Paz, Intibuca, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Copan, Santa Barbara and Cortes.

The National Weather Service (NWS) announced rainy conditions for 24 hours due to the departure of the tropical wave, on the west side of Honduras, “associated with a low pressure system, located south of Guatemala,” said Copeco in a statement issued today.

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In Honduras, 279,000 people are currently affected by the floods and 33 have died as a result. Over 2,200 homes were completely destroyed with an additional 11,000 houses damaged by the floods. Several thousands have taken refuge in emergency shelters as all but one of the country’s 18 state departments have been flooded and 40% of municipalities in Honduras are affected by the flooding. The government of Honduras declared a state of emergency on October 19th and has formally requested humanitarian assistance. Some of the affected areas are only accessible by boat, impeding the frequency and speed of delivery of aid.

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