National Emergency As
Rain Affects All Parts
of the Country
From Santa Ana to Atenas,
to Acosta, Tempisque,
Guanacaste and Parrita,
Quepos, mother nature
has hit every part of
the country hard during
the past week, killing
more than a dozen
persons, destroying
homes leaving hundreds
homeless and affecting
thousands.
Rain has been falling on
the country since the
beginning of last week
with the presence of a
stationary low pressure
system followed by a
tropical wave, dumping
water from the north to
the south of the country
along the Pacific coast
and the Central Valley.
Parrita, Garabito,
Atenas, Acosta,
Puntarenas, Desamparados,
Alajuelita, Filadelfia
and another 19
communities in
Guanacaste have all felt
the effects of the rainy
season.
According to information
from the Comisión
Nacional de Emergencias
(CNE) - national
emergency commission -
more than 15.000 have
been affected by floods,
mudslides and raging
rivers generated from
the heavy rain.
The CNE has had its
resources stretched to
the limit as it
mobilizes to get help to
those affected,
maintaining a yellow and
red alert for most of
the country, save the
Caribbean coast.
The Caribbean coast
normally feels the
effects of mother nature
in December and January
while the rest of the
country is its dry
(summer) season.
According to the
Instituto Meteorológico
Nacional (IMN) - the
weatherman - the
tropical wave that
caused the flooding in
Guanacaste should pass
by the end of the day
today, however, will be
replaced by another low
pressure system which is
expected to dump even
more water in the South
and North Pacific.
The CNE is asking those
who live in high risk
areas not to drop their
guard and keep alert to
changes and be ready to
act in the case of any
anomalies. The
commission is asking for
residents in those high
risk areas to know their
area well, identify the
weaknesses and have an
evacuation plan ready. |
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