Tropical Depression
Causes Disasters
The rainy season has
definitely started and
it has come in with a
bang, causing flooding,
landslides and concern
among many all over the
country as to what is in
store for the coming
months.For the
last 24 hours it has
practically rained
unstopped in most parts
of the country, forcing
the Comisión Nacional de
Emergencia (CNE) to
issue a red alert for
every corner of Costa
Rica.
The worst areas affected
by the tropical
depression is the
Pacific coastal areas.
The areas hardest hit so
far have been Parrita,
where the Parrita river
has swelled to the
bridge level, forcing
authorities to stop
passage on the bridge
due to strong currents
cutting off temporarily
all traffic to and from
Quepos/Manuel Antonio.
The river has also
flooded all the low
lying areas. Although,
some area residents
evacuated voluntarily
their homes to avoid
disaster, many are
staying behind. So far
there have been no
reports of casualties.
Along the Guanacaste
coast there have been
reports of mudslides and
flooding.
According to the
Instituto Meteorológico
Nacional (IMS) -
national weather service
- the storm will
continue with its
intensity for most of
the morning and then
possibility convert into
a tropical storm
In the Central Valley
(San José) it has been
raining constantly since
Wednesday morning.
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