Costa Rica : Flood : 1999/09 | |
GLIDE: FL-1999-000350-CRI |
Duration | 1999/09 |
Country or District |
Costa Rica |
Name | Flood |
Outline | Since 24 September 1999, heavy rains have caused floods and landslides in particular on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the country, prompting the authorities to declare the Red Alert. |
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Personal Injury | Material Damage | Others |
Agence France-Presse 1999/10/01 | ||
At least 15 people have died in Honduras, 12 in Guatemala, nine in Costa Rica, eight in El Salvador, eight in Nicaragua and one in Panama, according to the latest death toll complied by regional authorities. | ||
OCHA Situation Report No.1 1999/9/30 | ||
Approximately 1,500 people have been evacuated to 32 temporary shelters. |
Damage has been reported to bridges (12), roads, aqueducts (6), sewage systems (8), houses (66) and schools (1). |
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