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Friday 09 January 2009, San José, Costa
Rica
6.2 Killer!
13 Dead, Many More
Missing In Afternoon 6.2
Earthquake
In what is being called
the worst earthquake in
the are in the last 150
years has claimed the
lives of 13 people, a
number of them children
trapped under the mud
and earth from the
tremors, and dozens more
reported missing.
40
Seconds of Terror
At 1:21pm Costa Rican
time the earth shook and
those near Vara Blanca,
Fraijanes and La
Cinchona de Sarapiquí
lived through a terror
that lasted 40 seconds,
but seemed an eternity.
A dozen or more where
not so lucky, perishing
in the landslides and
mud that swallowed
entire sections of roads
through the area.
Tourism Minister Assures
Safety of Visitors
Trapped In Earthquake
Zone
The Instituto
Costariccense de Turismo
(ICT) - Costa Rican
tourism board - assured
that it will aid
tourists trapped in
Thursday's earthquake in
the area of Vara Blanca
and visiting the La Paz
waterfalls.
Panic in San José
Thousands of people in
buildings small and
large in San José took
the streets yesterday
afternoon when the city
began shaking and
rolling, the effects of
the 6.2 earthquake in
nearby Alajuela.
San Jose Airport Open
Many visitors to Inside
Costa Rica wrote to ask
how yesterday's
earthquake would affect
airport operations in
and out Costa Rica.
The Juan Santamaria
International airport is
open and has not been
affected by the 6.2
quake.
Gallery of Fotos
A collection of fotos
from various news
sources of the aftermath
of the 6.2 earthquake on
Thursday.
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Nicaragua Registers
Several Earthquakes
Managua - The Nicaraguan
Institute of Territorial
Studies (Ineter)
reported on Thursday
that since the early
hours of the day, they
have registered several
earthquakes apparently
caused by local
geological faults.
50,000 Demand Revision
of Municipal Election
Results in Nicaragua
Managua - A civil
organization in
Nicaragua presented to
the National Assembly a
total of 50,000
signatures, demanding
the results of the Nov.
9 municipal elections be
revised.
Cuba, Ecuador Sign
Cooperation Agreements
Havana - Cuban President
Raul Castro and his
Ecuadorian counterpart
Rafael Correa signed a
series of agreements
Thursday to boost
bilateral cooperation.
Cows at $10 in
Drought-Hit Uruguay
Montevideo -
Fearing losing their
cattle out of thirst or
hunger, Uruguayan dairy
producers are selling
cows at laughable
prices: $10 to $40
because of the heavy
drought hitting the
country.
Brazil to Invest us$152
Billion In Housing
Projects
Rio de Janeiro - The
Brazilian government
will invest 350 billion
reais (152 billion U.S.
dollars) to build homes
for families with a
monthly income up to
2,075 reais (902
dollars), the Chamber of
Construction Industry (Cbic)
said on Wednesday.
COLOMBIA:
Conditions in Place for
New Hostage Release
Nearly three weeks after
the Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC)
announced that they
would release six
hostages, the government
of right-wing President
Álvaro Uribe has agreed
to provide security
guarantees for the
operation, which is
expected to take place
this month.
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