The Secretary of State in The Honduran National Risk and Contingency Management Offices informed This Wednesday, the green alert, for prevention, is maintained in three of the 18 departments of the country due to the rains that continue to affect the territory.
The civil protection agency indicated in a statement that the measure is maintained for another 24 hours in the departments of Francisco Morazán (center), El Paraíso (east) and Choluteca (south). At the National Center for Atmospheric, Oceanic and Seismic Studies (Cenaos), the rains will continue and the weather will persist. the convergence of winds and humidity over the west, center, south and southeast of the country.
The phenomenon will cause “Weak to moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms,” he added. s will be between 15 to 25 millimeters daily with maximums of up to 50 millimeters, while in the south they will be up to 40 millimeters, and up to 40 millimeters in the southeast.< /p>
The Honduran organization estimates that the amounts of rainfall forecast would produce an increase in the flows of the streams and rivers that are born in the center, south and southeast of the territory, which could overflow near their mouths.< /p>
They would also cause flash floods and pluvial flooding in urban areas, especially in the municipalities of Francisco Morazán, El Paraíso and Choluteca.
Cenaos experts believe that There are probabilities of isolated electrical activity and possible hailstorms, according to the information.
The green alert in the Central American country means that the behavior of a phenomenon must be monitored. unless it could result in a disaster.
The Secretary of State for National Risk and Contingency Management Offices The population is encouraged to avoid crossing rivers or streams, especially in the departments under alert, and heed the call if preventive evacuations are ordered.