The Northern Zone and Caribbean have become the latest victims of damage caused by heavy rains. Yesterday, these areas remained under a yellow alert and four shelters housed some of those who were forced to abandon their homes, according to a statement from the National Emergency Commission (CNE).
A cold front has blown heavy rains from Nicaragua to Costa Rica, and the National Meteorological Institute (IMN) is monitoring another one that could be headed this way from the U.S. state of Florida. The institute predicts rains are likely to continue through Saturday.
More than 30 communities in the Northern Zone cantons of Upala and San Carlos and the Caribbean-slope areas of Sarapiquí and Pococí have seen flooding and more than 1,300 families have been affected, the statement said.
About 125 people remain in four shelters in Sarapiquí and Pococí. |
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