QCOSTARICA — Sara, causing more than 2,500 incidents in Costa Rica, mostly on the Pacific coast, is moving away and losing strength, according to the national weather service, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN).
“Today, Monday, tropical depression Sara will be leaving northern Central America to finish dissipating in the Gulf of Mexico, so it will no longer have an influence on our country,” said the IMN.
However, it does not mean an end to the rains, experts say the country will start to get back to its normal November rainy season weather patterns for the rest of the week.
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The provinces of Cartago, San José, Heredia and Alajuela will have variable cloudiness, as well as drizzle and fog banks at least until Wednesday.
However, the flooding and the impacts on communities, in particular in Guanacaste and the Central Pacific (localities such as Parrita, Quepos, Garabito, Jacó and Puntarenas), continue, so the ‘red alert’ is maintained throughout the Pacific coast, according to the Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE) – National Emergency Commission.
For the rest of the country, the ‘orange’ alert for the Central Valley, the Northern Zone and the Caribbean North, and the ‘yellow alert’ for the South Caribbean will continue.
The CNE says it has responded to more than 2,500 flood incidents since November 1, and a total of 834 new events were recorded over the weekend, with places like Santa Cruz, Carrillo, Golfito and Corredores being the most affected.
A total of 2,886 people are in 49 temporary shelters in areas such as Carrillo, Santa Cruz, Golfito, Puntarenas and Parrita.
The nighty closures, from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am, of Ruta 1 (at Cambronero), Ruta 2 (at Cerro de la Muerte) and Ruta 32 (through the Zurqui) will continue if necessary, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT).
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The Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE) has managed to restore service to 99.4% of the 92,966 customers who were left without electricity.
The Cruz Roja (Red Cross) reported that today it will announce the economic investment, resources and personnel used to address the national emergency.
One day at a time. The official weather forecast for today, Monday, November 18, 2024
By Monday, tropical depression Sara will be leaving northern Central America to finish dissipating in the Gulf of Mexico, so it will no longer have any influence on our country. However, the atmosphere remains humid over Costa Rica, which, together with local factors such as high temperatures and the entry of sea breezes, will favor episodes of rain mainly in the evening.
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During the early morning and morning, light to partial cloudiness is expected to predominate over most of the national territory. However, some scattered rains are possible in coastal areas of the Pacific in the early hours of the morning. In the afternoon and early evening, isolated showers and the possibility of isolated storms are expected for the Central Valley, the Pacific regions and mountainous areas of the Caribbean and the Northern Zone.
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