The Costa Rican National Emergency Commission (CNE) estimates the damages caused by tropical storm Nate in approximately $365 million, according to a report created for the Inter-American Development Bank.

The roads in several areas of the country were the ones that presented the most damage, approximately 72% of the county roads suffered some level of impact, while in the national rounds the impact was of close to 27.1%.

Irrigation channels and systems, housing, schools, agriculture sector, public buildings, are just part of the infrastructure that suffered the effect s of Nate; in total 423 bridges were damaged and 113,119 hectares of agriculture land were affected by floods.

“We have been evaluating the damages that Nate caused in rivers, houses and street infrastructure. We have been working with the mayors in the different counties, who have confirmed that the coordination with the Central Government has helped them plenty. There is still a lot to do, our job is to coordinate, generate synergy, and bring hope to the affected communities, which have my admiration for their resilience,” expressed Vice-President Ana Helena Chacón.

The Central and South Pacific of Costa Rica where the most affected by Nate.

Although advances have been made in road infrastructure, and urgent attention to those populations that suffered the consequences of Nate, there is still a lot of work to be done, the Government is seeking a donation for $250,000.00 from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI); also, assistance through the concept of non-reimbursable cooperation for $200,000.00 with the IDB. These funds would add to the over $7 million that the National Emergencies Commission has available to attend this emergency. Treasury is also working on identifying funds that are not being used in certain institutions to also make it available for these needs.