Sun Shines On Limón
Finally, the rain
stopped and sun shone on
Limón, ending a
disastrous week for the
Caribbean province,
where some 46.000 people
were affected of which
6.000 had to be
sheltered and cutting
off communities.
The most affected were
Matina and Sixaola,
where the constant rain
for more than eight days
caused rivers to swell
and breach their banks,
flooding homes and
plantations.
Many were up to their
ankles in water in ther
homes, while for others
the water level was so
high that they had to
abandon their homes anid
belongings, taking
shelter in community
centres, schools and
temporary tents, with
only the clothes on
their backs.
The water left entire
communities under water.
Some say this is the
worst flooding in the
last 30 years.
The Comisión Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE) -
national emergency
commission - estimates
that propertu damage
surpasses ˘42 billion
colones. In Panama,
across the border from
Costa Rica, eight people
lost their lives.
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