Continued rain and rising waters have caused more bridges to become unpassable and landslides to close roads on the Caribbean Coast.
Closure of the Braulio Carrillo highway between San Jose and Limon due to 3 landslides on the route. As well the alternate route through Turrialba is also blocked due to landslides between Turrialba and Siquirres. There is also a road closure between Siquirres and Limon due to rising waters of the Chirripó River.
Unconfirmed reports also says that the highway between Cahuita and Limon is also blocked due to rising waters of the Rio Estrella. Apparently the bridge linking BriBri and Sixaola to Hone Creek and on the rest of the country is also not passable.
MEPE´s San Jose office advised that there will be no more buses today but tomorrow they advise simply ”vamos a ver” (let´s wait and see).
Besides the road closures, more than 4,000 people have been left temporarily homeless by the rain. The Cruz Roja has more than 50 staff working in the area and is mobilizing auxiliary forces to try and rescue people stranded by the storm.
