Tropical Storm Sara threatens to bring flash floods and mudslides to Central America

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Tropical Storm Sara has formed in the Caribbean Sea and has begun lashing the sparsely-populated Caribbean coast of Honduras with heavy rain. Sara was expected to cause life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides across portions of Central America, including Honduras. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Thursday the storm is expected to stall and meander near the coast of Honduras through the weekend. Heavy rain also is forecast for Belize, El Salvador, eastern Guatemala and western Nicaragua. The hurricane center says it’s too soon to say what conditions the system could bring next week to portions of the eastern Gulf of Mexico, including Florida, the Florida Keys, and Cuba.