Wednesday 15 October 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
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Keep An Eye On The
Rivers, CNE Advises
That is the advice of
the Comisión Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE) -
National Emergency
Commission - as it works
around the clock to
provide assistance to
the affected by the
rains since Sunday.
Hardest hit are the
areas of Parrita and
Quepos in the Central
Pacific, as the heavy
downpours now move into
the Guanacaste region.
The río Tempisque is of
particular concern to
authorities, that if it
overflows its banks it
could affect the heavily
populated areas
surrounding Filadelfia
as it could cut off
transit on the major
route between Santa Cruz
and Liberia and beach
communities visited by
tourists.
In Parrita and Quepos,
although the rain has
decreased, the effect is
still being felt as some
800 of the 2.400 people
affected are still
without drinking water
due to a ruptured water
main.
Nieves Chaves, a CNE
official, said that four
homes were completely
destroyed and will be
getting additional help
from the IMAS.
Chvas added, that
although the water level
in the rivers is
starting to recede,
residents should not let
their guard down and
keep an eye on the
rivers at all times.
The heavy downpours
began Sunday afternoon
when two low pressure
systems hovered over the
country, heavy rain
falling on areas of
Parrita, Quepos,
Puntarenas, Desamparados
and Cartago.
The rains in Guanacaste
are due to a tropical
storm to the north in
Nicaragua and Honduras
that is causing
torrential rains in the
north Pacific coast.
In La Cruz, minutes away
from the Nicaragua
border, 49 people were
forced to evacuate their
homes as the river Dimas
threatened to overflow
its banks.
In total 204 homes have
been seriously damaged
or destroyed, 38
national routes and 5
bridges and 84
communities affected
since Sunday, according
to a tally by the CNE as
of yesterday afternoon.
According to the
Instituto Meteorológico
Nacional (IMN) -
national weather service
- the heavy rains are
forecast to continue for
the next 48 hours. |
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