Yesterday morning, strong currents brought down the Motagua River bridge, leaving Honduras and Guatemala totally cutoff from one another.
Omoa Mayor, Ricardo Alvarado, expressed concern about the large impact on trade, tourism and Honduras’ economy that the damaged bridge will have. This is the only point where vehicles are driven to complete trade between both countries. Mayor Alvarado said he has already communicated with Mayor David Pineda of Puerto Barrios, in Guatemala, who said that they are speaking with the country’s President, Álvaro Colom, to start work on a temporary bridge.


