Playas de Brasilito And
Flamingo Cut Off By Rain
October is perhaps the
single worst month of
the rainy season and in
the first two days heavy
rainfalls and mudslides
have causes major
damage, the worst so far
is in San José and
Guanacaste.
In areas like Tirrases
de Curridabat and
Desamparados, swollen
rivers and landslides
threaten the
lives of many, as they
watch their houses either
being tumbled over by
the mud and water or
ready to fall over the
banks a river.
In Guancaste, two big
tourists destinations -
Brasilito and Flamingo -
were left cut off by the
heavy rain when the
raging waters of the
river Zapote collapsed a
main bridge that
connects the communities
with Tamarindo and the
rest of Guanacaste.
The collapsed bridge has
a gaping 1 and one half
metre separation from
the road, making passage
by vehicles impossible.
CONAVI (transportation
officials) would not
make a guess as to when
the bridge could be
repaired, dispatching
inspectors to the site
to evaluate the full
extent of the damage
that saw the base of the
bridge washed away from
the strong currents.
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