The Honduran Secretariat for Risk and National Contingency Management (COPECO) extended the red alert in the Central District for 24 hours due to heavy rains that have caused 12 deaths and affected almost 11 thousand people in the country. The measure, announced on Tuesday, October 14, affects Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela, regions severely impacted by the rainfall that is hitting several areas of Honduras, according to an official statement from COPECO. The alert, which implies immediate evacuation, was extended until Wednesday due to a surface trough and a low-pressure system in the Caribbean Sea interacting with a tropical disturbance in the Pacific Ocean. These alerts will be in effect for a period of 24 hours, starting at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, October 14.
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