"Gustav" Makes Itself
Felt in Costa Rica's
Pacific Coast Mainly
"Gustav" which has
affected several
countries in the
Caribbean is making
itself felt in Costa
Rica, mainly the
province of Guancaste,
according to the
national weather
service, the Instituto
Meteorológico Nacional (IMN).
The Comisión Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE) -
national emergency
commission - has been
quick to respond,
declaring a "yellow
alert" for the Central
Valley and the Pacific
coast and is immediately
mobilized personnel in
various areas, which
will work with local
emergency commissions to
provide shelter, storage
and food supplies in the
event an emergency is
declared.
Although Gustav is out
nowhere near Costa Rica,
its indirect effects -
heavy winds and rains,
have begun to be felt
since yesterday
(Thursday) and has
caused flooding in some
areas of Liberia, like
the local supermarket
Alaska.
According to the IMN the
effects of Gustav will
continue into today and
then will all depend on
the winds and direction.
The concern is for those
areas of high risk of
flooding and landslides
as the heavy rain takes
its toll.
The CNE is asking
residents to be watchful
of the weather and to
evacuate at once in the
face of imminent danger.
The areas could be
affected are:
North Pacific: Península
de Santa Elena, Sardinal,
Marbella, San Juanillo,
Montezuma, Mal País,
Tambor, Playa Naranjo,
Paquera, Nicoya,
Miramar, Sardinal,
Puntarenas
Central Pacific: Jacó,
Quepos, Esterillos,
Parrita
South Pacific: Pérez
Zeledón, Buenos Aires,
Rivas, Río Claro,
Golfito
Central Valley: Palmares,
Grecia, San Ramón,
Naranjo and surrounding
areas
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