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[STORMREPORTS] Costa Rican president declares emergency over flooding

From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Sat May 11 2002 - 14:20:46 EDT

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New Costa Rican president declares emergency over flooding (Associated Press)

Newly inaugurated President Abel Pacheco declared a national emergency on
Friday because of flooding on the country's Caribbean coast.

Heavy rains over the past days have destroyed roads, damaged bridges and
forced the evacuation of about 5,000 people to shelters. Pacheco said that
no deaths have been reported, but officials estimate damage so far at dlrs
8 million.

The most affected zones are around the port city of Limon and in Turrailba.
Parts of the area received 500 millimeters (20 inches) of rain within a few
days.

For the full story, go to:

http://rd.yahoo.com/alerts/email/news/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020510/ap_wo_en_ge/costa_rica_flooding_1

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