"Yellow" Alert For
Central And South
Pacific Areas
The Comisión Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE) -
national emergency
commission - has
declared a "yellow"
alert for the Central
and South Pacific
regions.
Reinaldo Carballo, a
spokesperson for the CNE,
assures that there has
been heavy rain in the
area and the alert goes
out as a precaution in
the face of a possible
emergency.
"We have reports of rain
in Parrita, Aguirre (Quepos),
Garabito (Jacó) in the
Central Pacific and in
the south in Pérez
Zeledon, Coto Burs, Osa,
Corredores, Golfito and
Buenos Aires", said
Carballo.
Berny Fallas of the
Instituto Meteorológico
Nacional (IMN) -
national weatherman -
said that heavy
downpours are expected
in those areas for later
today. "There are low
pressure systems in the
Pacific region and that
could increase the
amount of rainfall in
some communities", said
Fallas.
Reports are that the sun
shone all day in Pérez
Zeledong (San Isidro de
General) and in Osa
there was only a light
rainfall in the morning.
The CNE, however, is not
taking chances and
calling on residents to
on the alert.
Meanwhile, the "red"
alert continues in the
Caribbean and Northern
zone though there was no
rain reported yesterday.
"We cannot lower our
guard, however, we
haven't had any reports
of more damages. For the
moment the affected
areas are Guatuso, Los
Chiles, Upala, San
Carlos in the Northern
zone; and Pococí,
Guácimo, Siquirres y
Matina in the
Caribbean”, said
Carballo.
To date, the rains in
the Northern zone and
Caribbean have left
behind more than 100
bridges damages, some
communities isolated.
The damage to homes,
crops, roads and bridges
is estimated at more
than ¢7 billion colones
(us$1.4 million
dollars). |
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