Honduras places 80% of country on El Nino drought alert
The alert covers 234 of 298 municipalities as low reservoirs, crop losses and livestock deaths threaten food security, officials said.
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Honduras declared 234 of its 298 municipalities on alert for a severe drought associated with El Niño. Tegucigalpa and 74 other demarcations are under red alert, the highest risk category
Measure covers 234 of the country's 298 municipalities, affected by the low level of reservoirs, crop loss and animal death
Honduras places 80% of country on El Nino drought alert
The El Nino weather pattern warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, triggering worldwide changes in winds, atmospheric pressure and rainfall patterns, and causing warmer overall global temperatures. This year's El Nino is forecast to be one of the strongest on record. The measures taken by the Honduran government covers 234 municipalities (out of a total of 298) that have been affected by low reservoir lev…
Honduras activated a plan of care for the communities affected by the drought that plagues the country, after declaring "red alert" in 75 municipalities in the face of the delay of the rains caused by the El Niño phenomenon.
The Government announced the implementation of Banasupro Móvil to serve the inhabitants of the 75 municipalities on drought alert and to facilitate access to basic basket products at lower prices. Banasupro Móvil will reach 75 drought-affected municipalities first published in the Digital Process.
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