Honduras: Floods - Sep 2022

The Honduras government declared a state wide of emergency for 90 days to respond immediately and efficiently to the consequences of floods in the country. COPECO declared a red alert for the departments of Santa Barbara and Copan for 48 hours, for the municipalities bordering Ulua river where the population is being evacuated. 3,297 families and 796 houses are affected and 98 shelters were activated for the emergency sheltering of 8,276 persons. The armed forces and the Police are requested to provide security to the places where displaced persons are gathered.(ECHO, 26 Sep 2022)

During the month of September, floods and landslides caused by the rainy season in Honduras resulted in at least 16 fatalities, more than 84,000 affected people, and about 3,500 damaged or destroyed houses, as reported by UN OCHA. The flood situation in the country was exacerbated by the passage of Tropical Storm JULIA in southern Honduras, which left at least 144,000 affected people. Moreover, 15 of the 18 Departments of Honduras reported damage. National authorities are carrying out a survey to evaluate the degree of damage and collect information to rapidly identify the humanitarian needs of the affected population. The International Charter was activated (ID 906) on 13 October in order to support the response with satellite data. (ECHO, 14 Oct 2022)