Bus crashes in Costa Rica, nine dead and 55 rescued

SAN JOSE – A bus crash attributable to heavy rains in Costa Rica left 9 individuals lifeless on Saturday night time, officers mentioned.

Heavy rains throughout the nation brought about a landslide on the Cambronero route within the west of the nation 45 miles from the capital San Jose.

Members of the Purple Cross and firefighters work on the scene of the lethal bus accident in Cambronero on Sept. 17, 2022.

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Firefighters are noticed the place the landslide hit a automobile in Cambronero, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica on Sept. 17, 2022.

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Firefighters and the nation’s Purple Cross reported 9 individuals died. Authorities discovered and transported 55 individuals to the hospital.

Tons of of households needed to be evacuated as a result of extreme harm attributable to the heavy rains, the assertion added.

Rescue crews arrive on the scene the place a bus killed 9 individuals after it crashed in Cambronero on Sept. 17, 2022.

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Intense rains are anticipated to proceed in coastal areas, the Nationwide Meteorological Institute mentioned on Twitter on Sunday.

“This example by which many households lose their belongings is absolutely unhappy and worrying,” mentioned Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves, who decreed on Sunday a three-day mourning.