After Thursday’s 7.2 degrees earthquake in El Salvador, the office of the National Monitoring System of the National University said there is no danger of tsunami for Costa Rica. The quake was recorded at 159 kilometers south of Puerto El Triunfo in El Salvador, and was felt in much of the Central Valley of Costa […]
Train will operate normally on Friday and Saturday
According to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) the train service will operate normally on Friday and Saturday. The Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (INCOFER) suspend services only if something extraordinary happens with Hurricane Otto. The service will continue between Rio Segundo, Belén, San Joaquín, and Heredia to the capital, and vice versa. Pavas […]
Isolated failures in electrical and telecommunications system
The electricity and telecommunications systems are stable and do not report major failures, according to a report by the National Emergency Commission (CNE). In telecommunications, isolated failures, such as base stations out of service at specific sites, for damages caused by the rains and winds are reported. The electrical system was affected in: Caribbean Region: […]
Care networks will not work on Thursday and Friday
The Government announced that daycare networks will not work during the holiday issued by president Luis Guillermo Solís for Thursday and Friday, as Hurricane Otto is present on the national territory. According to the president, the holiday does not include emergency and national health response bodies. In addition, in a press conference, the Costa Rican […]
President: “No cars should circulate after noon in areas with red alert”
On Thursday and Friday traffic restrictions will apply normally. This was confirmed by the authorities in a press conference. However, president Solís was emphatic that drivers should not circulate red-alert in areas. There should be no traffic in these areas. Cars can suffer the blow of high winds, mechanical problems or get caught in landslides. […]
“Yo me uno” will help victims of Otto
An initiative seeks to work with Club de los Leones and reach people affected by Tropical Storm Otto, which would impact more strongly from Thursday in the country. The Association launched a campaign to collect funds to help the affected communities and seek cooperation. The collection will be done through the platform yomeuno.com and funds […]