CNN reports:
Guatemala was hit hardest, with at least 92 deaths, 54 people missing and 59 injured, emergency officials said. Nearly 112,000 people have been evacuated and more than 29,000 areliving in temporary shelters, Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said in an address to the nation late Sunday.
The devastation has been widespread throughout Guatemala with mudslides destroying homes and buildings and burying some victims. At least nine rivers have dramatically higher levels and 13 bridges have collapsed, the nation's emergency services said.In Honduras:
The subdirector of Copeco, Randolfo Funes said to journalists that the storm had left 14 dead , 9 missing, 4 injured, 3,227 evacuated, 235 homeless, 3,168 have had to take refuge in shelters.
Copeco also registers damages in 27 main roads, 17 bridges, 15 sewers, 5 schools, and two public buildings. .
2.526 hectares with crops were flooded due to the growth of rivers and streams.
2.526 hectares with crops were flooded due to the growth of rivers and streams.
A man walks in the flood caused by a stream in El Cubulero (Honduras).Tropical storm "Agatha" has caused several fllods in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, in the last 36 hours and has killed approximately 115 persons and destroyed hundreds of houses, bridges, and roads. EFE
Red, yellow, and Green Alerts
The government has declared natiaonal emergency.
Copeco declared red alert in the departments: Choluteca, Cortés and Valle, in the Distrito Central and El Progreso, Yoro.
Departments Lempira, Intibucá, Copán, Ocotepeque, Comayagua, Yoro, La Paz and Santa Bárbara are in yellow alert . Colón, Olancho, Islas de la Bahía, Atlántida, El Paraíso and Gracias a Dios are in green alert.
The levels of rivers have reached their maximum capacity and many have burst its banks.
Affected departments | 14 |
Affected municipalities | 82 |
Affected Localities | 328 |
Dead | 14 |
Disappeared | 1 |
Wounded | 4 |
Evacuated | 3227 |
Affected | 235 |
Sheltered | 3570 |
Damaged Houses | 675 |
Destroyed Homes | 63 |
Damaged Roads | 27 |
Damaged Bridges | 6 |
Destroyed Bridges | 11 |
Sewers | 7 |
Destroyed Sewers | 8 |
Damaged Schools | 5 |
Destroyed Buildings | 2 |
Water supply systems | 6 |
Electric Power Systems | 11 |
Blocks with damaged crops | 2526 |
Source: La Prensa, CNN
The mudslide caused huge holes in barrio Las Torres in Tegucigalpa. Many risked their lives to save their belongings.
The river Choluteca burst its banks.
This is how Tegucigalpa looks like after Rio Choluteca burst its banks, which has affected the lowest areas of the Honduran capital city. Photo: AFP
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