Monday, November 8, 2010

Land Slide in Costa Rica kills at least 20

Volunteers search for landslide victims in the San Antonio de Escazu district
A landslide caused by heavy rain has killed at least 20 people in a suburb outside of the capital in Costa Rica.  The rain caused the hillside to give way which sent tons of rock and earth to fall on the houses below it.  The government was considering to declare a national emergency.  In some parts of Costa Rica, they have seen 3 times the rainfall in November within 3 days.  This event occur ed on November 4th.  I truly hope that the families that were effected are taken care of so they can continue with their lives.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11699598

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