Five Deaths Toll Of Weekend Rains

Heavy rains in central and eastern Costa Rica have triggered floods that have forced evacuations and may be responsible five deaths.



Although the storm caused by a low pressure system has left the area, the rains have subsided and the sun is shining again, some 800 people are still being housed in shelters not being able to return to their homes.

Presidenta Laura Chinchilla and Vanessa Rosales, president of the Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias (CNE) visited the area Turrialba and Matina - two areas more affected by the rains - on Tuesday.

Despite the improvement in the weather, the CNE says it will continue the "yellow alert".

The CNE says that a total of 928 people are still being house in 23 shelters or "centro de atención temporal", waiting on the water levels in the rivers to drop and people can go home.

The next step by the CNE is evaluate the damages.