The Executive Branch yesterday signed an emergency decree declaring a state of emergency in parts of the Caribbean and Northern Zone that have been devastated by floods during the past week.
Although no one died in the disaster, some 1,300 homes, 2,000 kilometers of roads and critical water infrastructure have been harmed by floodwaters, causing an estimated $10 million in damages, according to preliminary estimates of the National Emergency Commission (CNE).
“The damage is seriously alarming,” National Liberation Party (PLN) legislator from the region Jorge Méndez told The Tico Times.
“If the roads aren't repaired, it's going to threaten Costa Rican agricultural products and even exports, like banana, pineapple and ornamental plants,” which are growing in the region and exported from the Caribbean port of Limón.
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