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Costa Rica - Flood Emergency Aug 1991 UNDRO Situation Report No. 1

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UNDRO 91/1334
COSTA RICA - FLOOD EMERGENCY
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 1
26 AUGUST 1991

1. THE UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED ON 21 AUGUST THAT HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH STARTED ON 11 AUGUST AND LASTED SEVERAL DAYS CAUSED FLOODS AND CONSEQUENTLY SERIOUS DAMAGE TO AN AREA THAT HAD NOT YET RECOVERED FROM THE 22 APRIL EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS.

2. DESPITE THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FLOODS HINDERED AND DELAYED EVACUATION AND RESCUE OPERATIONS BY AIR (HELICOPTERS) AND/OR LAND, RESPONSE MECHANISMS WERE IMMEDIATELY ACTIVATED.

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