1.200 hectares of rice were lost and 5.000 sugar cane hectares were damaged in the province of Guanacaste.

According to a preliminary report, more damage was registered in that region: “2.000 hectares of corn, 122 hectares of watermelon, and minor areas of chili, tomatoes, beans and papaya. Total losses sum $6 million in said region alone”.

Source: Nacion.com

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