Mayor Milton Gonzales and the municipal made the decision in the absence of the COPECO authorities, since the representatives from this entity where supervising the Perla River that overflowed earlier.

La Ceiba presented floods in several sectors such as, Colonia Bantral, Colonia Suyapa, Colonia Sitramacsa, Barrio Buenos Aires, Colonia Pizzati, Colonia San Isidro and other areas.

There are over 15 evacuated families at the local shelter Gimnasio Simon Azcona, the local authorities are preparing to assist these victims.

The cold front and the mass of cold air are expected to increase cloudiness, rains and scattered rains that can reach anywhere from 50 to 80 millimeters a day, especially in the mountainous areas in Cortes, Atlantida, Colon and Gracias a Dios, where green alert has been declared.

According to reports from the National Meteorologic Service (SMN), the cold front, which is the fourth to enter the country, is expected to move quickly over the Caribbean coast in a period of 12 hours; nevertheless, the weather conditions for the next few days will remain influenced by the mass of cold air.