Costa Rican authorities received the first Salvadoran contingent to collaborate in the rain-affected areas in Costa Rica./Capres
The first Salvadoran contingent with rescue and humanitarian aid teams arrived in Costa Rica early this Tuesday. The contingent with 300 rescue teams, 15 tons of food and six tons of inputs to implement the humanitarian mission, has already begun internal displacement in that country to reach the affected areas, the presidency of El Salvador reported.
The Government of Costa Rica accepted humanitarian aid Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, help offered during his visit to the Central American country for areas affected by Hurricane Rafael. Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves said that the provinces of Guanacaste (north) and Limón (in the Caribbean) were the most affected.
Civil Protection personnel, paramedics from the Medical Emergency Service (SEM), police and military officers are part of the Salvadoran contingent that departed on a commercial flight this morning to Costa Rica and was received by authorities in that country.
The humanitarian aid provided to the Costa Rican country was the one that would be destined for the victims of the floods of DANA, in Valencia, of which the Spanish government only expressed its gratitude on social networks.
This aid was offered after Costa Rican counterpart Rodrigo Chaves called for a space to talk about the emergency that the country is going through due to the climate crisis, caused by Hurricane Rafael, during a conference given by both leaders in Costa Rica.
This article has been translated after first appearing in Diario El Mundo