Experts recommend staying away from rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water during downpours. Photo via Red Cross.
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Published
on Monday, November 11,
2024
By
the A.M. Costa Rica
staff
According
to the Weather Institute, a Weather
Trough is a meteorological phenomenon
that causes severe rainfall.
The National Emergency Commission issued the Orange Alert in almost all of the country. This third-level awareness advises rescue organizations to be on high alert if it is certain that an event or natural phenomenon will potentially affect in the alerted areas. The weather alert level to Yellow was issued on the southern zone of the Caribbean Coast (Limón Province). This second-level alert is a warning to rescue staff to be ready for a large-scale natural phenomenon that is forming and is almost certain to impact that specific areas. As of Sunday, no green or red weather warnings have been issued.
Rainfall Showers may continue between 20 and 120 mm in the Puntarenas Province. Showers between 20 and 60 mm are forecasted for the provinces of San José, Alajuela, Heredia and Cartago. In Limón Province, downpours are expected to range between 20 and 60 mm. Over the weekend, torrential rains triggered flooding around the country, forcing approximately 1,300 people to evacuate to shelters where they were supplied with health care, food, and lodging.
Experts recommend the following preventive measures:
The National Institute of Meteorology, or Weather Institute, is the state owned agency that is tasked with providing weather forecasts, warnings of hazardous weather, and other weather-related products to organizations and the public for the purposes of protection, safety, and general information.
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