Emergency Commission Maintains "Green" Alert
Although the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) - the weatherman - assures that Tropical Storm Ernesto is diminishing, the Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias (CNE) is preferring to keep a "green" alert.

The CNE says the measures is one of prevention over the behaviour of the rivers, especially in the Caribbean area, following the downpours of the last couple of days.

'ErnestO' is now passing over the eastern part of Cuba, in the Guanatanamo area, and moving at 19 km/h towards the northeast.

Though the Tropical Storm did not touch land in Costa Rica, the storm did bring strong winds and heavy rains in many parts of the country. In Santo Domingo de Heredia, a number of incidents of roofs damaged by the strong winds were reported over the last couple of days.

Also in Heredia, the CNE reported a mudslide in the area of La Milpa where one home was in danger of being completed covered by the mudslide.

In Tibás, closer to San José, a mudslide was reported at a local factory, in addition to reports of flooding in the areas of San Diego and Tres Ríos.

The CNE maintains active committees in all parts of the country, ready to respond to any type of emergency.