Costa Rica - Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 2

Ref:GVA/99/0173
Costa Rica - Floods
OCHA - Geneva Situation Report No.2
06 October 1999

1. Red Alert has been downgraded to a yellow alert in the province of Guanacaste which has been the province most affected by recent rains. The alert has been downgraded from yellow to green in the Pacific Coast areas.

2. Local Emergency Comittees report that 4,621 people have taken refuge in 57 public shelters. This figure is now decreasing. 24 communities in Guanacaste are still isolated.

3. Damage has been caused to some 670 houses, 21 bridges, 11 sewerage systems and several national and secondary roads.

National Response

4. Thanks to the effective mobilization of national and local authorities and resources, national relief efforts have been, so far, sufficient.

5. This situation report, together with further information on ongoing emergencies is also available on the OCHA Internet Website at: http://www.reliefweb.int

Telephone number: + 41-22-917-1234
In case of emergency only: + 41 22 917 2010

Desk Officers: Mr. Erik Haegglund, direct tel: + 41-22-917-3299
and Mr. Carlos Monteiro-Pereira, direct tel: +41-22-917-1383

Contact person for the media: Ms. Elena Ponomareva, direct tel:+41-22-917-2336

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Fax: + 41 22 917 0023
E-mail: info@dha.unicc.org