According to Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN), he weather conditions affecting Central America will continue to hit Costa Rica, including the areas that received Otto’s biggest impact. Juan Naranjo, from IMN, said that rains have been frequent over the weekend in Upala and Bagaces and that they will continue at night, mainly in the higher areas. […]
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The shocking images of the fire in León XIII
Juan Mora was removing the debris from one of the forty shacks that were consumed by the fire. The man has not been able to sleep since 11:20 p.m. on Saturday, when the neighbors from Garabito in León XIII cried for help. Since then, he got up to try and help. Firefighters used his house […]
MUNI offers shelter to victims of fire in Tibás
The fire that destroyed the homes of 300 people on Saturday around midnight in León XIII compelled the municipality of Tibás to set up two shelters in the area, since the victims basically lost everything. The tragedy took the lives of four people and the municipality decided to use the emergency plan they had designed […]
A great gesture allowed a man to help people and to see Guns N’ Roses!
When Geovanny Sandoval received the newspaper, he knew that he could no longer see Guns N’ Roses. He shared in social networks an offering to exchange a preferential ticket for food for the victims of Hurricane Otto. On November 26th, he received the products that he will donate to those affected and he was sure […]
7-year-old Juan José Arias is a great role model!
On November 26th, a 7-year-old child interrupted the meeting of the Emergency Operations Center (COE) in which the Government was evaluating the various rescue operations related to Hurricane Otto. The child is called Juan José Arias and he was presented to the authorities after he worked for 2 days with dozens of Costa Ricans to […]
The CCSS installed a mobile hospital in Upala
The CCCS installed a mobile hospital in Upala, and according to director María del Rocío Sáenz, it will start oerations on November 2th to work as EBAIS to provide care. This hospital was one of the few local infrastructures that kept operating, despite the tragedy that ravaged the area. Technical teams from the CCSS have […]