Sheets of rain falling recently in the northwestern Guanacaste province have led the National Emergency Commission (CNE) to declare a yellow alert for the area to warn citizens of flood danger, according to CNE spokeswoman Rebeca Madrigal.
The alert applies to the cantons of Hojancha, Carrillo, Nandayure, Nicoya, La Cruz, Santa Cruz, Bagaces, Cañas and Abangares, according to a statement released yesterday by the commission.
In some areas, families were evacuated as a preventive measure. The commission helped move 33 families from their homes in the town of San Cecilia, Santa Cruz, and in the canton of Sardinal, 47 people were moved to a temporary shelter Sunday night.
Infrastructure damages have also occurred; bridges were swept away by rivers in Paso Hondo de Santa Cruz, Sardinal and Santa Cruz, leading to Barrio Limón.
On Sunday, the commission opened a coordination center to attend emergencies that occurred during the past few days in the province in communities including Río Cañas Viejo, Santa Cecilia, Guabo, Guayabal, Barrio Limón de Santa Cruz, Lorena de Cartagena, El Coco, Las Palmas and San Martín de Carillo. Local emergency commissions are sending supplies to these areas.
Heavy rains are also affecting the rest of the country. A green, preventive alert has also been declared for the Northern Zone, Central Pacific, southern Pacific and Central Valley, the statement said |
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