Dozens dead in Central America as weakened Eta wreaks havoc

A pregnant woman is carried out of an area flooded by water brought by Hurricane Eta in Planeta, Honduras (Delmer Martinez/AP)

The rain-heavy remains of Hurricane Eta flooded homes from Panama to Guatemala on Thursday as the death toll from the storm system across Central America rose to at least 57.

Forecasters said the once-mighty storm, now a tropical depression, was expected to regather and head toward Cuba and possibly the Gulf of Mexico by early next week.