Red Alert For Limón As
Hundreds Forced Out Of
Their Homes
Once again the province
of Limón has been hit my
mother nature, leaving
behind hundreds of
families without a roof
and shortage of food
supplies and clothing.
The hardest hit are the
areas of Matina and
Talamanca, where one man
has been reported
disappeared and more
than 1.700 affected. The
area is under a "red"
alert by the Comisión
Nacional de Emergencias
(CNE).
Although the man has not
been identified and body
yet to be recovered,
witness in Davao de
Battán in Matina told
authorities how the a
water current dragged
off the man, alerting
the Cruz Roja that began
a search and rescue
effort without any
success.
The residents of Davao
de Battán were evacuated
by 6:00pm.
So far the CNE says that
some 400 homes in Matina
and Talamanca and Limón
centre are under water,
while another five have
been totally destroyed
by a landslide in San
Jerónimo de Moravia.
The Chirripó river in
Matina has overflowed
its banks, causing great
damage and loss, dozens
of homes flooded and
more than 400 evacuated,
while in Estrada, the
water level of the river
was so high that it
forced the partial
closure of Ruta 32, the
major road to Limón,
affecting traffic
through the area.
The areas affected are
Matina, Línea B, La
Esperanza, Milla 25,
Corina, Limón centro,
Siquirres, Guácimo,
Pococí and Sarapiquí.
In Puerto Viejo de Limón
to Sixaola and Talamanca
the conditions are even
worse. It has stopped
raining in the area for
three days and the low
lying areas are flooded
as the water comes down
from the mountains. The
community of Bribri is
totally cut off as the
main road in the area is
completely under water.
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