Archives for January 2018

In the last two days alone, the Fire Department has dealt with 111 emergencies due to the strong gusts of wind that hit the country. Falling trees and signs, short-circuits, and roofless structures were part of the ravages of the weather conditions during the weekend. The most affected areas are: Limón, Grecia, Alajuela, San Pedro […]

The water treatment plant of Tres Ríos will stop working on January 16th, leaving different communities of San José and Cartago without the drinking water service. The suspension of the service responds to the fact that the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) will be carrying out the second part of the pipe […]

The National Power and Light Company (CNFL) reported that they are serving a total of 42 breakdowns in the Greater Metropolitan Area as a result of the cold front affecting the country. Luis Fernando Andrés, Head of Distribution of the entity, said they are working on four major breakdowns in Coronado, Rancho Redondo and Santa […]

The National Emergency Commission (CNE) could be suffering millions of losses due to mismanagement of the National Emergency Fund, concluded the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR). The main source of income of this fund, used to meet the emergencies facing the country, is a 3% tax on the profits or surplus […]

A camera of the National Seismological Network (RSN) recorded a video of the eruption of the colossus that lasted around 14 minutes, according to the seismic record of the station. Although the visibility was low due to cloudiness, the surveillance camera of the RSN closest to the active crater partially captured the process, during which […]

As a result of the overflow of Matina’s river, the dike of the area broke along 200 meters between the cemetery and Finca La Luisa on Monday at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. According to the Fire Department, the four-mile community was isolated with the situation. Initially, a damage of 50 meters was calculated, but […]