Government Has ¢20
Billion Ready For
Emergency Relief
The government assures
that is has the ¢20
billion colones (us$387
million dollars) needed
to attend to the
emergencies produced by
the heavy rains for the
past weeks.
Vice-president, Laura
Chinchilla, who is
coordinating the efforts
of the various
autonomous government
institutions.
At a meeting of
representatives of 18
institutions, they
reported that the ¢20
billion is available for
the government's use to
deal with the more than
¢35 billion in losses
estimated.
Representatives of the
Ministerio de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT)
took the opportunity to
explain the conditions
of the roads across the
country, explaining that
a major road in Barva de
Heredia and the one in
the southern zone are
completely closed,
severely damaged, while
all other routes are
open, though some have
regulated passage.
Daniel Gallardo,
president of the
Comisión Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE), said
the money will be used
first to feed and house
the more than 2.000
affected that are living
in shelters. Gallardo
explained that it will
take years to completely
repair the damage caused
by the emergency.
The CNE will be focusing
priorities on
communities hardest hit,
like Filadelfia in
Guanacaste, and is
asking residents of
other communities to be
patient as help will get
to all, assured
Gallardo.
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