sexta-feira, 13 de maio de 2011

Thirteen dead in Costa Rica quake


Rescuers have searched mountainous areas of central Costa Rica after a powerful earthquake on Thursday that left at least 13 people dead.

The 6.1-magnitude tremor hit Poas Volcano National Park north of the capital, San Jose, causing landslides to block roads and damage buildings.

Red Cross officials said 10 people were missing, believed buried by a landslide at the popular La Paz waterfall.

Rescue workers fear more victims will be found as relief operations widen.

The bodies of several men were recovered from a buried van in the area late on Friday, bringing the death toll to 13, Red Cross spokesman Freddy Roman said.