The Sun Shines Again
on Guanacaste
After 15 days of
constant rain that
flooded many parts of
Guanacaste, the sun
finally shone, if only
for a few hours.
The Instituto
Meteorológico Nacional (IMN)
- the weatherman - is
predicting more sunshine
for the province in the
coming days as the
expected tropical wave
that was supposed have
dumped more water on the
country passed us by.
According to
meteorologist
Rosario Alfaro the
tropical wave is gone.
"It will continue to
rain, especially in the
afternoons, but that is
normal conditions for
October, not because of
any other factors, like
a tropical wave",
confirmed Alfaro from
her office in San José
yesterday.
The IMN warns that
although the sun will
shine bright and strong
in the mornings,
residents still have to
take precautions against
flooding and mudslides.
More than 2.000 people
are still living in
shelters after the areas
of Filadelfia and around
Santa Cruz were flooded
due to the Tempisque
river overflowing its
banks.
The Comisión Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE) -
national emergency
commission - along with
the Cruz Roja (Red
Cross) are working to
help the affected.
The Asociación para la
Protección Animal de
Costa Rica (animal
protection association)
has also sent
veterinarians to help
out with the animals
affected by the
flooding, attending to
livestock as well as
dogs and cats to help
prevent rabies.
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