Unstable conditions in the Pacific Ocean caused flooding in several Southern Zone communities over the weekend and led the National Emergency Commission (CNE) to declare a yellow alert for the cantons of Pérez Zeledón, Corredores, Osa, Golfito, Buenos Aires and Coto Brus.

Dozens of homes as well as rice and palm plantations flooded in Corredores, while intense rains washed out the road between Ciudad Neilly and San Vito, according to the daily La Nación.

Near the town of Puerto Jiménez, a bridge over the Río Rincón collapsed, leaving several families stranded.

Heavy rains also fell over parts of the Caribbean. The commission called for a green, preventive alert for the Caribbean cantons of Pococí, Guácimo, Matina, Limón and Talamanca and for the central Pacific areas of Puntarenas, Jacó, Parrita and Quepos, where strong waves washed ashore this weekend.

-Tico Times