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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Costa Rica digs for quake victims |
| 2009-01-11 |
| SAN MIGUEL, Costa Rica, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Rescue workers dug into collapsed hillsides on Saturday searching for bodies and possible survivors two days after a strong earthquake killed 20 people. Rescuers fanned out into remote jungle areas on the flanks of the Poas Volcano to excavate landslides in search of 40 people missing from Thursday's 6.1-magnitude quake. The Red Cross in Costa Rica said 20 bodies have been recovered. About 40 people were still missing, civil protection spokesman Reinaldo Carballo told Reuters. Colombia and the United States sent military helicopters to help the Costa Rican government, which does not have an army. Bottled water, electric generators and rations sent by the U.S. military began to reach shelters crammed with Costa Ricans who lost their homes. Hundreds of Costa Ricans and foreign tourists stranded by cut-off roads have already been moved to shelters or evacuated by air to the capital San Jose. |
| Posted by:Steve White |