Landslide early warning in Costa Rica
Three days of torrential tropical rains during late August 2002 swelled Costa Rica’s rivers to bursting point. Landslides swept through the communities of Orosi de Cartago, killing at least seven people, destroying 17 houses and damaging aqueducts, telephone lines and power lines. Hundreds had to be evacuated. The Costa Rican Red Cross deployed 120 people in the search and rescue operation, which was made extremely dangerous because of constant, ongoing landslides in the zone affected.
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