Summary: Today in Costa Rica a hill that was soaked with rain collapsed and many homes killing at least 15 people and several dozen people are still missing. search parties have already gone out but only corpses have been found. The slide was due to an excessive amount of rain over the last couple of days. A river has already flooded and that sent 600 people to shelters alone, and this slide will not help any. Also a problem now is getting places. Many areas you can no longer drive because there are boulders piled 10 feet high. there has been attempts of making tunnels or moving the rocks but the workers have had to stop because of the fear of another land slide. To add to all these problems a dam broke in Parrita which is close to the Pacific coast. Along with a dam, many bridges have collapsed. Because of all these destruction's some 1,500 Costa Ricans are in shelters. The rain is said to continue into tomorrow.
Opinion: I think that this is an awful awful thing to happen to anybody and any country! I can't imagine what these people are going through and how much stress is being put on their life! Not only do they have to deal with everyday things but now having to worry about where they are going to sleep and what their next meal will be, I can't even imagine! I really hope that other countries can step in and give a helping hand. Hopefully these rains will stop soon and that they can get this mess cleaned up as quickly as possible! I also hope that they can find as many people and not give up! I feel that if Costa Rica handles this well it could really bring them and surrounding countries together.
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