Costa Rican Tourists
Rescued From Panama's
Floods
A group of 16 Costa
Rican tourists were
rescued Thursday from
the disaster area in the
Panamanian province of
Bocas del Toro, which
has been isolated by
flood.
Costa Rican Consul in
David Victor Carvajal
said the tourists were
brought to safety by a
plane of the Colombian
Air Force performing
humanitarian aid
mission.
Carvajal also thanked
the aid and rescue
groups.
Authorities of the
Sistema Nacional de
Proteccion Civil (SINAPROC)
- Panamanian National
System of Civil
Protection - said the
Costa Ricans were the
last group of100 foreign
tourists trapped in that
zone.
Sinaproc said the number
of victims has risen to
21,427.
On Thursday, the
Panamanian authorities
set up maritime and
aerial links to the
disaster zone to deliver
humanitarian aid,
including water, food,
medicine, clothes and
machines to rebuild the
roads.
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