Wading through waist-deep water, residents along the northern coast of Honduras trudged through the streets on Friday carrying their belongings and pets, as heavy rains from Tropical Storm Sara caused widespread flooding across the area.

Tropical Storm Sara is expected to bring heavy rainfall and potentially life-threatening flooding and landslides for parts of Honduras in the coming days. By Friday, more than 20,000 people had been affected,

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The NHC has upgraded Tropical Depression Nineteen to Tropical Storm Sara. Sara has winds of 40 mph and gusts to 50 mph. It's just off the coast of Honduras, moving westward at 10 mph.