Tropical storm Sara made landfall Thursday night in northern Honduras and threatens to bring torrential rains to various parts of Central America and southern Mexico. According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC), Sara made landfall about 165 kilometers west-northwest of Cabo Gracias a Dios, on the border between Honduras and Nicaragua. It is expected to maintain this path before heading towards Belize and then the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico.
Such precipitation could cause dangerous flooding and landslides. Sara is expected to pass over or very near the island of Roatan, Honduras, on Sunday, without affecting many other densely populated communities. Mexican authorities warned of the possibility of 'intense rains' in the Yucatán Peninsula, which is home to several tourist destinations.
Predictions indicate that Sara will bring 25 to 50 centimeters of rain during its course, and even up to 75 centimeters in isolated areas, near Brus Laguna, a community of about 13,000 inhabitants. The tropical storm had winds of about 75 kilometers per hour and was moving west at about 17 km/h.
