El Progreso, Honduras - November 18, 2024 Tropical storm SARA left at least 141,685 people affected and 3 dead. Tropical storm Sara passed through Honduras, where it lost strength in the early hours of Monday, leaving 22,671 families homeless, 6,854 sheltered and 12,748 evacuated after being affected by its intense rains and floods. According to current data from the permanent contingency committee COPECO, Tropical storm SARA has dissipated over the Yucatan peninsula. However, the remnants of the storm will continue to generate scattered rains and showers in the southern and southwestern regions, reported the authorities of the national center for atmospheric, oceanic and seismic studies CENAOS Today, the president of Honduras XIOMARA Castro visited a shelter in the city of Tegucigalpa, where 80 families are sheltered. The authorities are going to evaluate the areas in order to be able to settle the families once it is safe to return to their communities. BITE 1- XIOMARA CASTRO-PRESIDENT OF HONDURAS Thank God. The rivers are going down. That gives us more peace of mind. We are also receiving permanent information about the situation at the national level. The Government has been deployed first to provide this assistance to which we are here today, saving lives, taking them to places where they are safer and then the rehabilitation process begins, especially in the places where they are isolated today. BITE 2- LUIS SALINAS-CHIEF OF OPERATIONS (COPECO) permanent contingency committee We have affected families, 41,223 people affected, 141,685 people affected. There are 22,671 evacuated. We have 12,748 and 6,854 people sheltered. Unfortunately, we report one more death.