Keith Woolford Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 (edited) SINAPROC is reporting landslides caused by heavy rain in Potrerillos Arriba Edited May 2, 2016 by Keith Woolford 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoSailors Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Not good. We have gotten 5 inches in 3 hours...and its still raining! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 It seems to me that the 2016 rainy season has indeed begun. Mother Nature is expressing herself. Yesterday morning at 7:22am was a 3.6 temblor. After our housekeeper arrived, we had a conversation about the difference between un temblor (a tremor) and un terremoto (earthquake); she said it is a matter of magnitude/intensity and duration, a subjective call more often than not. And then late yesterday, while we were on the phone with the USA, there was one blast of thunder so strong that our house shook violently. The lightning was not seen, unusual given its close proximity, but the thunder certainly was heard (deafening) and felt. The other party on the phone said "my gosh, what was that explosion?". That was followed by rain so hard that we could not see the fence, which is just scant meters from the house. And here it is nearly 4:00am and rain, not really heavy, but rain. In one way, this is a thing of beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF13 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Yes, I huess the predictions of a late rainy season were wrong. It has been raining pretty much every day in Potrerillos for the past three weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 (edited) The MOP, or Ministry of Public Works, has removed about 1500 metric tonnes of rubble caused by flooding this week around Potrerillos Arriba, in the area of El Banco de Rovira. http://www.tvn-2.com/nacionales/provincias/Remueven-mil-toneladas-escombros-Chiriqui_0_4475552478.html Edited May 5, 2016 by Keith Woolford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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