Tropical Storm Sara reaches the shores of Honduras

Tropical Storm Sara made landfall in northern Honduras, threatening to bring torrential rains to Central America and southern Mexico. With winds of 45 mph, Sara hit land near Brus Laguna, a small village with few population centers nearby. The storm was expected to move west before heading out to sea and potentially impacting Belize. The U.S. National Hurricane Center predicted Sara could drop 10 to 20 inches of rain, with isolated areas receiving up to 30 inches, leading to life-threatening flooding and landslides. Mexican authorities warned of intense rains over the Yucatan Peninsula. The storm was forecast to pass near the tourist destination of Roatan before turning northwesterly toward Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula.

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