Landslide / Mudslide in Escazu area of San Jose, Costa Rica, Nov 4, 2010

I am here in the Zapote area of San Jose studying Spanish at C.O.S.I.. Because of all the rain (6.3" / 16cm in 2 hours alone yesterday) over the last few days from Tropical Storm Tomas, and especially the torrential downpours last night, part of the Pico Blanco mountain gave way & buried parts of the Escazu area in San Jose. At this point, 17 are confirmed dead & dozens of others are missing. We are OK here in Zapote, where there is no risk of landslide. (about 8 miles from Escazu) Schools are closed throughout the entire country, which is in a state of emergency & red alert, because of further landslide fears.

News articles on the landslide:

http://www.ticotimes.net/News/Daily-N...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101104/...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/1...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40009265/...

View video of a tornado that passed by my farm at home:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssnbxxG8U8I
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Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Landslide
• mudslide
• derrumbe
• deslizamiento
• terraplen
• Escazu
• Zapote
• San Jose
• Costa Rica
• state of emergency
• red alert
• tropical storm Tomas
• Nov 4
• 2010

[tiodanieltico]

This is so Sad, feel very sorry for the relatives that lost their family. I have some friends in that area, but they are ok.