Three Days of Constant
Rain Closes Three Roads
Costa Rica and the
Central Valley for the
most part, has woken up
to the third consecutive
day of rain, causing
mudslides responsible
for the closure of three
major roads according to
the Minsterio de Obras
Pública y Transportes (MO{T).
A portion of the road
connecting San José to
Pérez Zeledón in the
southern zone is
blocked. The road
connecting Tabarca,
south of San José, with
Rio Conejo permits only
restricted movement,
allowing only vehicles
narrower than 2 metres
(6.5) to pass through.
And mud and rocks
converting the better
part of a lane on the
Inter-american highway
along the Cerro de La
Muerte has restricted
traffic through the
area.
The Conesjo Vial (Conevi)
says that it has
mobilized heavy
equipment to clear the
roads and restore full
transit through the
affected areas, though
they could not give a
definite timetable for
when the work will be
completed.
October is the worst
month of the rainy
season for rain falling
on most of the country
except for the Caribbean
coast, which gets theirs
in January.
The reason for the
constant rain is being
blamed by a low pressure
system stalled over the
Central Valley and the
northern region.
Typically during the
rainy season, the
mornings are filled with
sunshine, clouding over
and heavy rain and
thunderstorms in the
afternoon. However,
during the past three
days, there has been
little of any sunshine
and then only for short
periods in the
afternoon, as the
constant rain has
continue to fall during
the night and well into
the day.
The Instituto
Meteriologico Nacional (IMN)
- national weatherman -
is predicting that the
rainy season will extend
into November. Typically
the season ends by the
end of October.
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