48 more hours of Rain

The rains product of a cold front has caused floods in several communities in Atlantida and Colon. The authorities of COPECO warned that a new mass of cold air will join the cold front surrounding the north coast of Honduras in the next few hours and will generate 48 hours more of rain.

According to COPECO and information from the National Meteorological Service (SMN), the cold front is moving very slowly along the north coast of Honduras and this new phenomenon will bring rains of 150 and 175 millimeters.

The most affected areas since the arrival of this phenomenon are the low areas of Valle de Sula with the increase of the Aguan, Ulua and Cangrejal rivers which have increased quickly and violently in the past hours.

The temperature is supposed to drop 4 degrees below normal, especially in high areas, and gusts of wind of up to 45 kilometers per hour.

COPECO has declared the Red Alert for Corquin, Cucuyagua in Copan; Belen Gualcho in Ocotepeque; Cortes, Colon and Atlantida; yellow alert for Santa Barbara and the rest of Copan. The rest of the country remains under no alert for the moment.


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