Translaton by Barbara Larcom
Hello, Barbara!
Well, what can I tell you? The rains have been constant, until today when no rain fell. But according to information on TV, a storm is approaching from the Pacific with hurricane predictions, which will affect the countries of El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, according to experts.
In our case, if this phenomenon occurs, it would affect a large part of the western part of the country, specifically Chinandega and Leon, and if so, we would find ourselves involved as that zone is a neighbor to us and it always falls on us when it affects that zone.
In truth, we are almost incommunicado. The river is passing across the Gualilica bridge, that is, the entrance to the municipality. The Los Quesos River that passes through La Naranja can’t be crossed, and the bus from San Francisco [Norte] isn’t coming. More than that, the Mosquito stream, that is at the exit from Limay in the same direction, damaged the bridge, and it’s not known when it will be repaired.
There’s a lot of concern, according to what they told me this morning, that the Health Department is holding meetings with different sectors that work in the locality, in order to take measures, now that cases of leptospirosis are suspected in some communities, and they want to prepare against a situation of epidemic which could occur.
For the moment the harvests of basic grains have not been lost, but if the rains persist, it is probable that they will be. Anyway, we’ll keep in touch.