Heavy rains and overflowing rivers kept more than 20 000 people cut off in Honduras, where the state’s Permanent Contingency Commission (Copeco) declared various alerts.
The Copeco declared a red alert, with mandatory evacuations in riskier places in the Caribbean province of Atlantida and yellow alert with preventive evacuations in neighboring Columbus.
The agency said that in the town of La Ceiba, Atlantida’s departmental capital, located 400 kilometers north of the capital, it became impossible to step towards the Cangrejal River basin.
Also the rising river Papaloteca cut the communication with the towns of Nueva Armenia, El Eden, La Ocho, El Zapote and The Way, the source added.
In Columbus, the swollen Rio Grande closed a path down the town of Santa Fe, and other flows overflowing held isolated Balfate Township, this source said.
It was also learned that two fishermen, identified as Celso Carias and Mario Villatoro, disappeared in the Monkeys Lagoon , in the community of Tela, Atlantida department .
Heavy rains on Honduran territory are associated with a cold front and are due to weather conditions and poor visibility were suspended flights at the capital’s Toncontin airport.
Meanwhile, port captaincies have restricted navigation for small boats and medium depth, the Copeco said. (PL)