Tropical Storm Sara pounds Central America with torrential rains as forecasters warn of life-threatening flash flooding

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Tropical Storm Sara pounds Central America with torrential rains as forecasters warn of life-threatening flash flooding
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Mexican authorities warned the storm could cause 'intense rains' over the resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula.

Tropical Storm Sara scraped along northern Honduras ' Caribbean coast early Friday, dumping torrential rains across parts of Central America and southern Mexico after making an initial landfall overnight.Sara hit land about 105 miles west-northwest of Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Honduras -Nicaragua border, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. That is near Brus Laguna, a village of about 13,000 inhabitants. There are a few other population centers nearby.

Sara was forecast to drop 10 to 20 inches of rain, with up to 30 inches in isolated areas in northern Honduras. In a 7 a.m. Eastern update, the hurricane center said 'heavy rain, life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides' were possible through the weekend in Central America.Sara – the 18th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season – is expected to linger in the Caribbean through the weekend and slowly move into the Gulf of Mexico early next week.

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