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-{{Infobox hurricane impact
-| Name=[[Hurricane Eta]]
-| Type=Tropical depression
-| Year=2020
-| Basin=Atl
-| Image location=File:Eta 2020-11-05 1800Z.png
-| Image name=Tropical Depression Eta over Honduras on November 5, 2020
-| Duration=November 5 - November 6, 2020
-| 1-min winds=30
-| pressure=1002
-| Damages=5000
-| Fatalities=74
-| Areas=[[Honduras]]
-| Hurricane season=[[2020 Atlantic hurricane season]]
-| Related=
-}}
-The '''effects of Hurricane Eta in Honduras''' were devastating despite Eta being weak at the time it arrived to Honduras. The rain from Eta caused widespread flooding and mudslides, killing 74 people and causing an economic loss of $125 billion lempiras ($5 billion USD). It was the twenty-ninth [[Tropical cyclone naming|named storm]], twelfth [[hurricane]], and fifth [[major hurricane]] of the extremely active [[2020 Atlantic hurricane season]].
-==Background==
-{{storm path|Eta 2020 track.png}}
-At 15:00&nbsp;UTC on October&nbsp;28, the [[National Hurricane Center]] (NHC) began monitoring the Southwestern [[Caribbean Sea|Caribbean]] for the expected development of a broad area of low pressure within the following few days.<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?basin=atl&fdays=5&current_issuance=202010282100 |title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook |last=Robbie Berg |date=October 28, 2020 |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=November 1, 2020}}</ref>  By 21:00&nbsp;UTC on October 31, the NHC began issuing advisories on ''Tropical Depression Twenty-Nine''.<ref name=":1Discuss">{{Cite report |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public.001.shtml |title=Tropical Depression Twenty-Nine Advisory Number 1 |last=Robbie Berg |publisher=National Hurricane Center |date= |access-date=November 2, 2020 |archive-date=November 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107000212/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public.001.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> At 03:00&nbsp;UTC on November&nbsp;1, the system intensified into ''Tropical Storm Eta''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite report |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.discus.002.shtml |title=Tropical Storm Eta Discussion Number 2 |last=Jack Beven |date=November 1, 2020 |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109205858/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.discus.002.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Eta began to [[rapid intensification|explosively intensify]], reaching hurricane status at 09:00&nbsp;UTC on November&nbsp;2.<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public_a.004.shtml |title=Tropical Storm Eta Intermediate Advisory Number 4A |last=Daniel Brown, Amanda Reinhart, and Robbie Berg |date=November 1, 2020 |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109205911/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public_a.004.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite report|author=Richard Pasch|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=November 2, 2020|accessdate=November 3, 2020|title=Hurricane Eta Advisory Number 7|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public.007.shtml|archive-date=November 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105194601/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public.007.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Eta then reached Category&nbsp;3 status at 18:00&nbsp;UTC before becoming a Category&nbsp;4 hurricane three hours later.<ref>{{cite report|author=Daniel Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=November 2, 2020|accessdate=November 2, 2020|title=Hurricane Eta Intermediate Advisory Number 8A|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public_a.008.shtml|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109205915/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public_a.008.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 2, 2020 |title=Eta Intensifies Into One of Most Intense November Hurricanes on Record Ahead of Catastrophic Central America Hit |publisher=The Weather Channel |url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-11-02-hurricane-eta-forecast-central-america-flooding-landslides |access-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103000031/https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-11-02-hurricane-eta-forecast-central-america-flooding-landslides |url-status=live }}</ref> Eta rapidly intensified to a high-end Category 4 hurricane with peak winds of {{convert|150|mph|kph|round=5|abbr=on}} and a lowest recorded pressure of 923&nbsp;mbar (hPa; 27.26&nbsp;inHg) at 06:00&nbsp;UTC.<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public_a.010.shtml? |title=Hurricane Eta Intermediate Advisory Number 10A |last=Richard Pasch |date=November 3, 2020 |publisher=National Hurricane Center |location=Miami, Florida |access-date=November 5, 2020}}</ref> Despite remaining in a favorable environment, Eta began to weaken six hours after its peak intensity due to an [[eyewall replacement cycle]], which it completed just as it made landfall at 21:00&nbsp;UTC south of [[Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua]], with winds of 140&nbsp;mph (225&nbsp;km/h) and a pressure of 940&nbsp;mbar (hPa; 27.76&nbsp;inHg).<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.discus.012.shtml |title=Hurricane Eta Discussion Number 12 |last=Daniel Brown |date=November 3, 2020 |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109205924/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.discus.012.shtml |url-status=live }}; {{cite report|author=Daniel Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=November 3, 2020|accessdate=November 3, 2020|title=Hurricane Eta Advisory Number 13|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public.013.shtml|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104112947/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public.013.shtml|url-status=live}}; {{cite report|author=Daniel Brown|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=November 3, 2020|accessdate=November 3, 2020|title=Hurricane Eta Discussion Number 13|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.discus.013.shtml}}</ref> The storm fell below major hurricane status due to land interaction just three hours after landfall at 00:00&nbsp;UTC on November&nbsp;4.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hurricane Eta Intermediate Advisory Number 13A |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public_a.013.shtml? |url-status=live |access-date=4 November 2020 |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> Eta continued weaken rapidly, dropping to tropical storm status at 09:00&nbsp;UTC,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tropical Storm Eta Advisory Number 15 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public.015.shtml? |url-status=live |access-date=4 November 2020 |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109205926/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public.015.shtml }}</ref> and to a tropical depression at 00:00&nbsp;UTC on November&nbsp;5.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tropical Storm Eta Advisory Intermediate Advisory Number 17A...Corrected |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al29/al292020.public_a.017.shtml? |url-status=live |access-date=5 November 2020 |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref>
-==Preprations==
-A red alert was placed for Honduran departments of [[Gracias a Dios Department|Gracias a Dios]], [[Colón Department (Honduras)|Colón]], [[Atlántida Department|Atlántida]], [[Islas de la Bahía Department|Islas de la Bahía]], and [[Olancho Department|Olancho]] while a yellow alert was declared for [[Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras|Santa Bárbara]], [[Francisco Morazán Department|Francisco Morazán]], [[Comayagua Department|Comayagua]], [[El Paraíso Department|El Paraíso]], [[Yoro Department|Yoro]], and [[Cortés Department|Cortés]]. A green alert was issued for [[Copán Department|Copán]], [[Ocotepeque Department|Ocotepeque]], [[Lempira Department|Lempira]], [[Intibucá Department|Intibucá]], [[La Paz Department (Honduras)|La Paz]], [[Valle Department|Valle]], and [[Choluteca Department|Choluteca]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radio América |date=November 2, 2020 |title=Huracán ETA amenaza Honduras y ahora es categoría 4 |url=http://www.radioamerica.hn/huracan-eta-amenaza-honduras-y-ahora-es-categoria-4/ |access-date=November 2, 2020 |website=radioamerica.hn |location=Honduras |language=Spanish |archive-date=November 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102210728/http://www.radioamerica.hn/huracan-eta-amenaza-honduras-y-ahora-es-categoria-4/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Honduran Air Force]] prepared two planes to send 4,000 pounds of food to [[La Mosquitia (Honduras)|La Mosquitia, Gracias a Dios]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hebert Ronaldo Maradiaga Valladares |date=November 2, 2020 |title=FAH lleva alimentos a La Mosquita a damnificados por el huracán Eta |url=https://lanoticia.hn/fah-lleva-alimentos-a-la-mosquita-a-damnificados-por-el-huracan-eta/ |access-date=November 2, 2020 |website=lanoticia.hn |publisher=La Noticia |language=Spanish |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109205934/https://lanoticia.hn/fah-lleva-alimentos-a-la-mosquita-a-damnificados-por-el-huracan-eta/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[National Police of Honduras]] was tasked to advise passengers of roadways blocked by a landslide or flooding.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reddación Web |date=November 2, 2020 |title=Policía se suma a emergencias provocadas por Eta |url=https://primiciahonduras.hn/policia-se-suma-a-emergencias-provocadas-por-eta/ |access-date=November 3, 2020 |website=primiciahonduras.hn |publisher=Primicia Honduras |archive-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103024122/https://primiciahonduras.hn/policia-se-suma-a-emergencias-provocadas-por-eta/ |url-status=live }}</ref> More than 20,000 pounds of food were stored at the Offices of Risk Management and National Contingencies in [[San Pedro Sula]], ahead of the storm.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2, 2020 |title=Más de 120 mil libras de alimentos están preposicionadas para atender a afectados por huracán Eta |url=http://www.eldiario.hn/mas-de-120-mil-libras-de-alimentos-estan-preposicionadas-para-atender-a-afectados-por-huracan-eta/ |access-date=November 3, 2020 |website=eldiario.hn |publisher=El Diario HN |location=Honduras |language=Spanish |archive-date=November 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102235747/http://www.eldiario.hn/mas-de-120-mil-libras-de-alimentos-estan-preposicionadas-para-atender-a-afectados-por-huracan-eta/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In response to Hurricane Eta, in order to limit movements and protect human lives, the Honduran government canceled the Morazanico national holiday.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Estadisticas |date=November 2, 2020 |title=Medidas anunciadas para el feriado morazánico quedan SUSPENDIDAS HASTA NUEVO AVISO debido a la amenaza del huracán ETA |url=https://covid19honduras.org/?q=Medidas-por-huracan-ETA |access-date=November 3, 2020 |website=covid19honduras.org |publisher=Honduras |language=Spanish |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108221503/https://covid19honduras.org/?q=Medidas-por-huracan-ETA |url-status=live }}</ref>
-==Impact==
-Flooding caused 559&nbsp;residents to flee their homes and two others had to be rescued.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Associated Press Managua |date=November 4, 2020 |title=Slow-moving Storm Eta lashes northern Nicaragua |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/04/slow-moving-storm-eta-lashes-northern-nicaragua |access-date=November 4, 2020 |website=theguardian.com |publisher=The Guardian |archive-date=November 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104153346/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/04/slow-moving-storm-eta-lashes-northern-nicaragua |url-status=live }}</ref> At least 457&nbsp;homes were damaged by floodwaters, 41&nbsp;communities were cut off by washed-out roads, and at least nine bridges were destroyed including one in [[La Ceiba]].<ref name="deaths">{{Cite web |last=Chris Tisch |date=November 5, 2020 |title=At least 13 dead in Central America from Eta as forecasters watch Florida impact |url=https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/2020/11/05/at-least-13-dead-in-central-america-from-eta-as-forecasters-watch-florida-impact/ |access-date=November 5, 2020 |publisher=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |archive-date=November 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105170634/https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/2020/11/05/at-least-13-dead-in-central-america-from-eta-as-forecasters-watch-florida-impact/ |url-status=live }}</ref>In La Ceiba, floodwaters rushed through streets, and the flooding also washed away a structure at a local cemetery. A ferry leaving [[Roatán]] was rocked by large waves and winds with 300&nbsp;passengers onboard while trying to reach the port of La Ceiba. Nobody was injured or killed on the ferry. The [[Comisión Permanente de Contingencias|Permanent Contingency Commission of Honduras]] reported that 14&nbsp;roads and 339&nbsp;homes were destroyed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madeline Holcombe, Brandon Miller |date=November 4, 2020 |title=At least 1 death as Eta lingers over Central America before possibly threatening Florida |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/04/weather/hurricane-eta-wednesday/index.html |access-date=November 5, 2020 |website=cnn.com |publisher=CNN |archive-date=November 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104192746/https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/04/weather/hurricane-eta-wednesday/index.html |url-status=live }}; {{Cite web|url=https://weather.com/news/news/2020-11-04-hurricane-eta-flooding-landslides-nicaragua-honduras|title=Eta Brings Deadly Landslides, Wipes Out Bridges in Nicaragua, Honduras|author=Jan Wesner Childs|publisher=The Weather Channel|website=weather.com|date=November 4, 2020|access-date=November 4, 2020|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104211620/https://weather.com/news/news/2020-11-04-hurricane-eta-flooding-landslides-nicaragua-honduras|url-status=live}}; {{Cite web|url=https://weather.com/news/news/2020-11-03-hurricane-eta-impacts-nicaragua-honduras|title=Hurricane Eta Destroys Homes, Floods Parts of Nicaragua, Honduras; Girl's Death Blamed on Storm|author=Ron Brackett|publisher=The Weather Channel|website=weather.com|date=November 3, 2020|access-date=November 5, 2020|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104190202/https://weather.com/news/news/2020-11-03-hurricane-eta-impacts-nicaragua-honduras|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Olanchito]], 12&nbsp;people, including two newborns, were trapped.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mark Puleo, Q’hubo TV |date=November 3, 2020 |title=At least 3 killed after Hurricane Eta blasts Central America as Cat 4 storm |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/hurricane-eta-strikes-nicaragua-as-one-of-2020s-strongest-storms/842849 |access-date=November 4, 2020 |website=accuweather.com |publisher=AccuWeather |archive-date=November 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104041039/https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/hurricane-eta-strikes-nicaragua-as-one-of-2020s-strongest-storms/842849 |url-status=live }}</ref> A wall collapsed at a prison in [[El Progreso, Honduras|El Progreso]] letting in waist-deep floodwaters, causing the evacuation of more than 600 inmates.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott Neuman |date=November 4, 2020 |title=Tropical Storm Eta Dumps Massive Rainfall On Central America |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/11/04/931314093/tropical-storm-eta-dumps-massive-rainfall-on-central-america |access-date=November 6, 2020 |website=npr.org |publisher=NPR |archive-date=November 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105200443/https://www.npr.org/2020/11/04/931314093/tropical-storm-eta-dumps-massive-rainfall-on-central-america |url-status=live }}</ref> At least 63 people have been killed across Honduras as a result of Eta, mainly due to landslides and drownings.<ref>https://www.laprensa.hn/honduras/1422553-410/muertos-honduras-depresion-tropical-eta-evacuados-inundaciones</ref> Among the dead were at least four people, including three children, who were killed in the mountains outside the north coast city of [[Tela]] due to different landslides.<ref name="deaths" /> In [[Santa Barbara Department, Honduras|Santa Barbara]] a 2-year-old girl was killed when she and her mother were swept away by floodwaters; the mother survived.<ref name="deaths" /> Four members of the same family died in the municipality of [[Gualala, Honduras|Gualala]] due to heavy rains.<ref>{{Cite web |last=V. Jurado |date=November 5, 2020 |title=VIDEO: Impresionante rescate en helicóptero de familia atrapada por crecida de río en Honduras |url=https://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/internacional/honduras-rescate-familia-atrapada-rio/772743/2020/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=noticias&utm_campaign=organico |access-date=November 6, 2020 |publisher=[[El Diario de Hoy]] |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106041517/https://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/internacional/honduras-rescate-familia-atrapada-rio/772743/2020/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=noticias&utm_campaign=organico |url-status=live }}</ref> A 13-year-old girl was killed when a mudslide caused her home to collapse in the village of Carmen.<ref name="Weather.com">{{Cite web |last=Ron Brackett |date=November 3, 2020 |title=Hurricane Eta Brings Widespread Damage to Nicaragua, Honduras; Girl's Death Blamed on Storm |url=https://weather.com/news/news/2020-11-03-hurricane-eta-impacts-nicaragua-honduras |access-date=November 3, 2020 |website=weather.com |publisher=[[The Weather Channel]] |archive-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103160023/https://weather.com/news/news/2020-11-03-hurricane-eta-impacts-nicaragua-honduras |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[Sulaco, Yoro|Sulaco]], a 15-year-old boy drowned while trying to cross a rain-swollen river.<ref>{{Cite web |last=The Associated Press |date=November 5, 2020 |title=At least four dead, hundreds forced out of homes as Hurricane Eta batters Honduras, Nicaragua |url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/at-least-four-dead-hundreds-forced-out-of-homes-as-hurricane-eta-batters-honduras-nicaragua-8984451.html |access-date=November 5, 2020 |publisher=[[Firstpost]] |archive-date=November 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105050509/https://www.firstpost.com/world/at-least-four-dead-hundreds-forced-out-of-homes-as-hurricane-eta-batters-honduras-nicaragua-8984451.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A 37-year-old man also drowned in [[San Manuel Colohete|San Manuel]], in western [[Lempira department]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Xinhua |date=November 6, 2020 |title=Tropical storm Eta leaves 8 dead in Honduras |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-11/06/c_139495412.htm |access-date=November 6, 2020 |publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency]] |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106035000/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-11/06/c_139495412.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Total economic losses in Honduras are estimated in excess of 125&nbsp;billion [[lempiras]] (US$5&nbsp;billion).<ref name="Honduras3million">{{cite news|language=Spanish|newspaper=El Heraldo|date=November 10, 2020|accessdate=November 10, 2020|title=Urge plan de reconstrucción para salvar la economía de Honduras tras el paso de Eta|url=https://www.elheraldo.hn/economia/1421346-466/urge-plan-de-reconstrucci%C3%B3n-para-salvar-la-econom%C3%ADa-de-honduras-tras-el}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elheraldo.hn/economia/1421587-466/bcie-ofrece-a-honduras-primeros-250-millones-para-reconstrucci%C3%B3n|title=El periodismo necesita inversión. Para compartir esta nota utiliza los íconos que aparecen en la página.|author=Luis Rodriguez|date=November 11, 2020|access-date=November 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>https://www.laprensa.hn/honduras/1421356-410/honduras-estiman-125000-millones-perdidas-dejadas-eta</ref>
-==Aftermath==
-With extensive damage across the country, Honduras's Secretary of Infrastructure and Public Services and Institute for Community Development and Water and Sanitation divided relief operations into three zones. The Government of Honduras allocated US$2&nbsp;million in funds and formally appealed for international aid on November&nbsp;5. By November&nbsp;7, more than 16,000&nbsp;people had been rescued while 65,912&nbsp;people remained isolated across 64&nbsp;communities. The IFRC expressed concern over an increase in [[post-traumatic stress disorder]], similar to what took place after [[Hurricane Mitch]] in [[1998 Atlantic hurricane season|1998]]. Access to clean water was significantly disrupted due to high [[turbidity]] and power outages, though 60% of service was restored by November&nbsp;7.<ref>https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/MDR43007EA.pdf</ref>
-A member of Restoring Family Links was dispatched to Honduras for administrative assistance.<ref>https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/MDR43007EA.pdf</ref>
-==References==
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