Thanks, William for allaying my fears. Good to hear that all is well at La Fortuna. I saw a video of a catastrophic landslide in Upala; I hope all affected are able to quickly recuperate from their loss.
David P. Shorthouse On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 12:33 PM, William Ulate Rodriguez <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi David, > > Thanks for your question. > > Although Hurricane Otto did affect some areas on the North of the country, > like Upala, and other parts in the north Caribbean and Central Pacific, I've > just confirmed that all is well in La Fortuna and Santa Clara regions. The > country is still helping those who were most affected and different support > activities (like food and donations gathering) are still going on, but > hotels in the area are fully functional and utilities are also normal in > most of San Carlos. > > Our Local Organizing Committee also indicates that there's no knowledge of > closed routes or controlled transit in any of the major ways. As for the > weather, we are currently having some of the last rains of the wet season > but this is quite normal for this time of year and in San Carlos, it always > rains, which is probably one of the reasons why Nature there is so > exhuberant! > > Kind regards, > > William Ulate > TDWG Treasurer > > > ________________________________ > From: "Shorthouse, David" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2016 11:05 AM > Subject: [tdwg] any TDWG2016 weather updates > > All - > > I have heard reports of landslides & washed out roads near Upala ~80km > NW of La Fortuna. I also see that there will be rain throughout the > upcoming week. Can the TDWG2016 Local Organizing Committee give us an > update on local conditions & roads post-Otto? > > Thanks, > > David > _______________________________________________ > tdwg mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.tdwg.org/mailman/listinfo/tdwg > > _______________________________________________ tdwg mailing list [email protected] http://lists.tdwg.org/mailman/listinfo/tdwg
