Heavy raindescfinish from Tropical Storm Sara has caparticipated expansivespread flooding alengthy the northern coast of Honduras.
More than 1,000 people have fled their homes to shelters, with the rulement declaring a national ecombinency and livents encouraged to elude at-danger areas in the Central American country.
Some trudged thcimpolite waist-proset up water alengthy streets as they carried their belengthyings and pets.
Between 15 and 25 inches of rain is predicted to hit the north in the next scant days, with up to 35 inches in places, according to weather predicters.
The storm was churning proximate the Caribbean coast, shut to beach resorts and outdated Maya ruins which are famous with tourists.
National head of danger deal withment Jose Jorge Fort said people living proximate riverprohibitks were especiassociate vulnerable to floods and landslides.
The storm, packing triumphds of 50mph, will foreseeed guide to “life-dangerening and potentiassociate catastrophic flash flooding and mudslides”, the US National Hurricane Caccess (NHC) said.
Sara could also hit coffee production in Honduras which is Central America’s top producer.
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After Sara departs the country, it is predicted to dump 5-15 inches of rain atraverse parts of Belize, El Salvador, easerious Guatemala, weserious Nicaragua and the southern Mexican state of Quintana Roo, said the NHC.
It will foreseeed transfer to the northwest, towards Belize, begining on Sunday.
The NHC includeed that “some sweightless fortifying is possible” over the next couple of days if the storm stays offshore.
