Transition From Costa Rica's Wet To Dry Season Has Begun
Only days after the devastating rains wreaked havoc on Costa Rica, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) – national weather service – said the transition from the rainy season to the dry has begun.
This means less rainy days during the next several weeks of transition of the season that will continue until next May.
Although October was the dried month on record for the last half decade, the first days of November saw three days of constant heavy rains causing flooding and landslides and directly responsible for 25 casualties, thousands forced to take refuge in shelters, many losing everything except the clothes on their backs.
Many areas, like Costa Rica's Southern Zone, are still with serious problems in transportation, electricity and drinking water.
Work crews of the Ministerio de Obras Pubica y Transportes (MOPT) have been working around the clock to repair and rebuilt many of the roads destroyed by the force of nature, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) restoring electrical power and telephone service, while the Acueductos y Alcanterillados (AyA) to provide fresh drinking water.
"The south of the Southern Zone is in a total mess", said Transport minister, Franciscao Jiménez.
Article taken from insidecostarica.com
1 comment:
How many inches of rain did Golfo get in October? OUr care taker Damian said that we were holding our own up the hill on our property
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