{
  "id": 3741714,
  "title": "Costa Rica Signs Emergency Decree for Nine Rain-Hit Cantons",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/costa-rica-signs-emergency-decree-for-nine-rain-hit-cantons",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T13:16:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/costa-rica-emergency-decree-nine-cantons-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Costa Rica has enacted an emergency decree for nine rain-hit cantons following heavy rainfall caused by tropical waves 32 and 33. President Laura Fernández signed the decree on August 20, which was published in La Gaceta on August 24. The decree activates the Fondo Nacional de Emergencias and allows the state to accept donations for the response. Administrative procedures can be streamlined under the decree, and public institutions have 30 days to report damage and feed it into the general emergency plan. By August 20, 1,314 people were sheltered, dropping to 773 by August 24 as rivers receded. Route 32, a key corridor linking San José to Limón, was affected, with eight closure points. No spending figure has been announced, but the decree's actions have been designed to address the impact of the storm on infrastructure and communities.",
  "summary": "Executive Decree 45910-MP names nine cantons on the Caribbean slope and northern plains. The Costa Rica emergency decree opens the national emergency fund and urgency procurement. The post Costa Rica Signs Emergency Decree for Nine Rain-Hit Cantons appeared first on The Rio Times .",
  "key_points": [
    "Costa Rica enacted emergency decree for nine rain-hit cantons on August 20",
    "President Laura Fernández signed decree, activated Fondo Nacional de Emerencias",
    "Damage reporting deadline is 30 days, route 32 affected with eight closures"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}