Constant rain falling over the country yesterday caused mudslides to block three roads, according to a statement from the Public Works and Transport Ministry (MOPT).

Part of the road connecting San José with the Southern Zone town of Pérez Zeledón is blocked. Along Route 222 -- the road connecting the mountain town of Tarbaca, south of San José, with Río Conejo -- only cars narrower than two meters can pass, and no large vehicles can fit through.

The nearby Vuelta de Jorco road, or Route 209, can also only accommodate vehicles narrower than two meters.

Finally, along Cerro de la Muerte, the highest point on Inter-American Highway south, mud and rocks are covering about 10 meters of one lane.

The National Roadway Council is bringing machinery to clear these roads as quickly as possible.

Transport officials have not given a tentative time when these roads will be cleared since steady rains yesterday made it difficult for roadwork to get done, the statement said.

-Tico Times