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.

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

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.