2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season – Center for Disaster Philanthropy
Tropical Storm Sara, the 18th named storm of the 2024 hurricane season, devastated parts of Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America.
Sara made landfall near the Honduras-Nicaragua border on Nov. 14 and then moved into Belize and then Mexico on Nov. 17. At least 430,000 people were affected across Central America, with approximately 12 deaths and more than 10,000 people evacuating to shelters. The heavy rainfall amounts were similar to Eta and Iota in 2020 and included several countries in Central America.
In the early days of the tropical system, Sara killed at least two people in the Dominican Republic, led to the evacuation of nearly 1,800 people, destroyed two homes and damaged almost 500 more. In Haiti, more than 3,500 homes were damaged, and at least one person was killed.
In Honduras, the storm stalled over the country, and authorities reported that up to 40 inches of rain fell. bringing nearly 20 inches of rain, which led to nearly 128,000 people being affected, six deaths and more than 3,900 homes damaged and over 2,500 destroyed
There was also extensive infrastructure damage, including hundreds of roads and dozens of bridges damaged or destroyed.
There were two deaths and more than 1,600 families (5,000 people) affected in Nicaragua due to extreme flooding in nearly 25 rivers. More than 800 homes and six schools were damaged.
In Guatemala, over 330 homes were damaged or destroyed.
El Salvador saw 91 flooded homes and five with structural damage.
At least five people died in Costa Rica, where vehicles, roads and homes were destroyed due to landslides and floods.
In Mexicomany homes in the state of Quintana Roo lost their roofs.
