{
  "id": 2379692,
  "title": "Costa Rica Emergency Declaration Is Recommended for Nine Rain-Hit Cantons",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/costa-rica-emergency-declaration-is-recommended-for-nine-rain-hit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T12:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/costa-rica-emergency-declaration-is-recommended-for-nine-rain-hit-cantons/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Costa Rica's emergency commission recommends a national emergency declaration for nine cantons after heavy rain caused flooding and evacuations. A total of 1,314 people are in shelters. The post Costa Rica Emergency Declaration Is Recommended for Nine Rain-Hit Cantons appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}