Hundreds of Honduran villages cut off by rain

Reuters Many roads and bridges became impassable after days of rain Torrential rain caused by Tropical Storm Sara has cut off more than 1,700 communities in Honduras. The slow-moving storm caused widespread flooding across the Central American nation. So far, Honduran officials have confirmed only one death but said that more than 110,000 people had been affected by the storm. Forecasters say Sara is likely to further weaken on Monday

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Spain braces for torrential rain as new weather system reaches Med coast

EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Valencia is still recovering from the first “Dana” weather system at the end of October Two weeks after flash floods caused devastation in eastern Spain, several areas of the country are on alert, with a new weather front expected to bring torrential rain and low temperatures. Eastern and southern Mediterranean areas are again the most vulnerable, with Spain’s meteorological agency Aemet placing parts of the Valencia, Catalonia and Andalusia

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