Red Alert For the
Caribbean and Northern
Zone
The Instituto
Meteorológico Nacional (IMN)
- national weather
service - says that the
heavy rain will continue
at least until tomorrow,
while the rest of the
country will be losing
the cold spell that has
been the norm during the
past week, ushering in
the dry or summer
season.
According to figures by
the Comisión Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE) -
national emergency
commission - some than
1.700 people have been
affected by the rain and
a great number of people
have been left stranded
during the past few days
of constant rain.
While it rains in Limón,
temperatures in Cartago
and San José have
dropped, reaching lows
of 15 degrees Celsius.
All parts of the country
have felt the cold winds
of the last several
days, that have caused a
drop in temperatures.
The constant rain has
led the CNE to call a
"red" alert in areas of
Matina (Limòn) as the
Chirripó and Barbillas
rivers have overflowed
their banks.
Areas like Placeres,
Babao, Baltimore,
Bristol and 24 Millas
are all under water and
no truce is in sight for
the weekend. Residents
of 24 Millas are without
drinking water or
electricity.
The CNE has also issued
a "yellow" alert for the
cantones of Pococí,
Guácimo, Siquirres,
Talamanca and the city
of Limón.
The IMM says that the
cold front has brought
cloudy conditions with
rain and downpours. The
winds remain strong,
reaching up to 40 Kph.
Fernando Berrocal,
minister of Seguridad,
informed that the United
States government will
be providing relief in
the area, sending a
helicopter from the
Southern Command and the
possibility of
cooperation with
engineers to repair the
bridges and roads
affected by the rain.
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