TIDE ALERT for Pacific Coast

WITH TIDES forecast to  reach up to 18.7 feet on the Pacific Coast,  Panama’s Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) has  issued an alert , from 2:07 am on Monday, October 26 until 6:46 am on Saturday, October 30.

SINAPROC emphasized that October and November are two of the wettest months of the year, so with the rains coinciding with high tide, the levels of rivers and streams could rise, causing flooding in vulnerable areas.