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Costa Rica: suffer losses from tropical storm Nate

In the first week of October, Tropical Storm Nate passed through Central America.

Having suffered the most damage, Costa Rica considers the storm to be the worst natural disaster affecting the region in decades; this in part, is due to the magnitude of damages caused in agriculture and infrastructure. According to the government, housing was damaged in one third of the country. It is also estimated that 124,000 hectares of land were affected by the storm, resulting in losses of nearly 20 million USD in coffee, bananas and other products. In addition, six FAIRTRADE-organizations have been impacted by the storm.

Read the article: clac-comerciojusto.org/en/2017/11/small-producer-organizations-in-costa-rica-suffer-losses-from-tropical-storm-nate/