On Tuesday, President Luis Guillermo Solís announced that the areas of San Carlos, Guatuso, Los Chiles, Upala, Sarapiqui and Río Cuarto de Grecia were declared on red alert by the country’s authorities. For now, we ask to start a voluntary evacuation as a preventive measure before the arrival of tropical phenomenon,” said the president. In […]
A hurricane has never directly hit Costa Rican soil in 174 years of record
If hurricane Otto touches Costa Rica it will set a precedent: never before such phenomenon has occurred. This was confirmed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on information replicated on Tuesday by The Weather Channel. NOAA has only one registered tropical storm (which made landfall), on the Pacific side in its database of […]
Gas stations don’t foresee gasoline shortage
The Chamber of Entrepreneurs of fuel is asking citizens to remain calm to the effects that might cause the arrival of Hurricane Otto to the Caribbean coast. President Luis Guillermo Solís asked on Tuesday morning to not buy gasoline like crazy” and ensured a smooth supply. Antonio Galva, President of the Chamber, said that the […]
Otto would increase violence against women
Hurricane Otto not only affects the country with heavy rains. Unfortunately, it could also increase domestic and sexual violence against women, according to the Strategic Action for Human Rights Association (ACCEDER). Given the ravages of the hurricane and before its future eminent effects, remember the differential impact of socio-environmental disasters, since they enhanced existing situations […]
CNE invests ₡ 200 million to rehabilitate routes in affected areas
Hurricane Otto has already begun to cause problems on several roads in the country. The National Emergency Commission reported closed routes in the cantons of Corredores, Buenos Aires, Pérez Zeledón, Coto Brus, Golfito and Osa. We are waiting for the waters to be lower so that the authorities of the affected municipalities in the South […]
South zone businesses cancel black Friday due to Hurricane Otto
After the National Hurricane Center of the United States declared “Otto” as the seventh hurricane of the season, different businesses announced that they will cancel the black Friday in the southern zone of the country. For example, Gollo stores, Curacao store and Golfito free trade deposit have taken measures due to the alert issued by […]