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Costa Rica Faces More Weekend Rain After Floods Force Evacuations

The Tico Times

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July 4, 2026

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Costa Rica faces another wet weekend after Tropical Wave 19 triggered widespread flooding, forced hundreds of people from their homes and left several communities under emergency monitoring. More than 400 flood-related reports were received during the worst of the rains between Thursday night and Friday morning. Emergency crews evacuated about 250 people, and nine temporary [] The post Costa Rica Faces More Weekend Rain After Floods Force Evacuations appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

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The Tico Times

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· Jul 7, 2026

Costa Rica Flood Emergency Winds Down and Damage Assessment Begins

Costa Rica’s week-long flood emergency in the Caribbean and Northern Zone has begun to wind down, with the Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE) reporting Monday that it had closed all of the shelters it opened as a precaution and that more than 250 displaced residents had returned home. The improvement followed several days of heavy [] The post Costa Rica Flood Emergency Winds Down and Damage Assessment Begins appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

BusinessWorld Online

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· Jul 9, 2026

Flashfloods sweep through Bangsamoro municipalities

COTABATO CITY — Rampaging floods, spawned by recurring heavy rains since Wednesday afternoon, swept through more than 30 barangays in low-lying areas in the adjoining Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur provinces in the Bangsamoro region. Both provinces are close to the 220,000-hectare Ligawasan Delta, a catch basin for large rivers that spring from []

Borneo Bulletin

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· Jun 23, 2026

Floods trigger evacuations in Guizhou

Floods trigger evacuations in Guizhou

Diario El Mundo

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· Jul 6, 2026

Dos ondas tropicales llevarán lluvias a Honduras esta semana

Las lluvias podrían dar un respiro esta semana a varias zonas de Honduras afectadas por la prolongada sequía, luego de que el Centro Nacional de Estudios Atmosféricos, Oceanográficos y Sísmicos (Cenaos) confirmara el ingreso de dos ondas tropicales al territorio nacional. Este artículo Dos ondas tropicales llevarán lluvias a Honduras esta semana se publicó primero en Diario El Mundo | Noticias de Honduras y el Mundo.

India Today

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· Jul 9, 2026

Relentless rain triggers floods, cripples normal life in Gujarat's Surat; 9 dead

Relentless rain triggers floods, cripples normal life in Gujarat's Surat; 9 dead

Irish News

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· Jun 27, 2026

Floods and landslides as two tropical storms pound Japan

At least one person has died after storms Mekkhala and Higos struck.

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Related coverage for "Costa Rica Faces More Weekend Rain After Floods Force Evacuations": The Tico Times — Costa Rica Flood Emergency Winds Down and Damage Assessment Begins. BusinessWorld Online — Flashfloods sweep through Bangsamoro municipalities. Borneo Bulletin — Floods trigger evacuations in Guizhou. Diario El Mundo — Dos ondas tropicales llevarán lluvias a Honduras esta semana. India Today — Relentless rain triggers floods, cripples normal life in Gujarat's Surat; 9 dead. Irish News — Floods and landslides as two tropical storms pound Japan