TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Tropical Storm Ernesto swirled along Honduras’ northern coast early today, staying offshore and bringing the threat of torrential rains as it headed toward landfall as a possible hurricane near Mexico’s border with Belize.
Nicaraguan authorities moved some people from lowlying areas, while Honduran officials urged people along its Caribbean coast to stay alert.
With Ernesto predicted to stay at sea while passing along Honduras’ northern coast during the day, Honduran authorities were monitoring the storm but there were no immediate plans to evacuate people, Roberto Diaz, operations chief of the country’s Contingencies Commission, said Monday night.
Authorities sent enough food packages to the sparsely populated area to feed 600 families for two weeks, Diaz said.
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