Rainy season delayed until June
PANAMA can expect the first rains of 2016 in May with some sporadic downpours greening some of the parched land, but the rainy season proper will not arrive until June.
The report from the Climatology Department of the the Electric Transmission Company, S.A. (Etesa).
Climatology director , Pilar Lopez said that despite the first downpours, of La Niña and the official rainy season will not be officially declared until some time in June.
Meanwhile because of the effects of El Niño, about 300,000 gallons of potable water are distributed daily by tankers in 40 communities, facing a severe crisis in the province of Los Santos.
In addition, the National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) has 51 storage tanks in the various sectors facing drought problems.
Residents of Guarareíto and La Limona require the construction of underground wells after months without water.
Benedict De Frias Mitre, a resident of the area, said the Guararé river, where they once went to fetch water, has dried and they now receive water from tankers one day a week and schools are without water.