Few palms were damaged along the sea front and little debris is evident o the beaches. The hotels in the Tela vicinity are open and serving visitors. The Cangrejal River flooded badly, destroying some houses and at least temporarily halting white water rafting. Some trees were reported down in Pico Bonito National Park. There is a great deal of storm debris blown up onto the beaches.
Most lodging facilities are open and serving guests, although some are repairing minor damage.
Trujillo, to the west of La Ceiba, was closer to the point where the eye of Mitch came ashore and sustained significant damage to vegetation. Significant amounts of debris have accumulated on the beaches. While some lodging facilities suffered minor damage, almost all are open and ready for visitors. IHT reported that heavy rains from Hurricane Mitch in the south flooded areas around the Gulf of Fonseca. Bridges were damaged or destroyed and the roads suffered substantially.