Red alert issued for Costa Rica as Foreign Office warns Brits 'avoid unnecessary travel'

British tourists look dense rainfall successful parts of the Caribbean owed to Storm Sara and a reddish alert informing has been issued by the Foreign Office to debar question to 1 state successful particular

British tourists person been warned of dense rainfall successful Costa Rica with a reddish alert issued by the Foreign Office.

People person been advised to debar travelling to the state by the Foreign Office, which said that galore regions are experiencing downpours.

Belize besides issued tropical tempest warnings for the Central American country’s seashore connected Friday arsenic Tropical Storm Sara stalled successful the occidental Caribbean and besides dousing Honduras’ bluish seashore with dense rain.

Flooding and landslides could hap owed to the rainfall successful Costa Rica and alerts person been issued successful a fig of areas, with residents told to hole for the atrocious weather.

British travellers person been told to perceive to section authorities erstwhile abroad. In an update the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) issued accusation connected dense rainfall successful Costa Rica.

It said: "Costa Rica’s Emergency Services (CNE) declared a Red Alert (very dense rainfall) for the full Pacific Region. They person besides declared Orange Alert (heavy rainfall) for the Northern Central Valley and Northern Caribbean regions and Yellow Alert (moderate rainfall) for the Southern Caribbean region.

"These conditions are expected to stay done to November 18. "Flooding and landslides whitethorn occur, affecting roads passim Costa Rica. Please debar unnecessary question and stay updated connected section upwind conditions, portion pursuing section authorities’ advice."

Sustained rainfall has already fallen overnight successful the Honduran metropolis of San Pedro Sula, with nary contiguous motion of superior flooding. Sara was forecast to driblet 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 centimetres) of rain, with up to 30 inches successful isolated areas of bluish Honduras. The dense rainfall could pb to life-threatening flooding and landslides, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center.

The upwind strategy made landfall precocious Thursday astir 105 miles west-northwest of Cabo Gracias a Dios, connected the Honduras-Nicaragua border, the centre reported. That is adjacent Brus Laguna, a colony of astir 13,000 inhabitants. There are fewer different areas of colonisation nearby.

In November 2020, Eta and Iota passed done Honduras aft initially making landfall successful Nicaragua arsenic almighty Category 4 hurricanes. Northern Honduras caught the worst of the storms with torrential rains that acceptable disconnected flooding that displaced hundreds of thousands. Eta unsocial was liable for arsenic overmuch arsenic 30 inches of rainfall on the bluish coast.