Flash floods and mudslides threat as tropical storm drenches Honduras

People stand at a pedestrian bridge which collapsed after flooding caused by rains brought on by Tropical Storm Sara in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on Saturday (Moises Castillo/AP)

Tropical Storm Sara stalled over Honduras on Saturday, drenching the northern coast of the Central American nation and swelling rivers.

The area could see life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides through the weekend, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Centre.