Torrential downpours, damaging winds and ‘catastrophic floods’ will be swept into the US coast on the tail of a tropical storm. Hurricane-ravaged America is braced for yet more misery as Tropical Storm Sara ploughs across the Gulf of Mexico.

Tropical Storm Sara made landfall along the northeast coast of Honduras late Thursday night with winds of 45 mph. Catastrophic flash flooding and mudslides are expected to continue through the weekend for Honduras,

Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Sara caused roads to flood and a bridge to partially collapse in northern Honduras.