Number of deaths due to Hurricane Otto in Costa Rica rises to 9


San Jose, November 25 (EFE) .- The deaths caused by Hurricane Otto in Costa Rica rose to nine, and among the victims there are two minors, the country's authorities said Friday.

A statement from the Judicial Investigation Body (JIB) said the three new victims were 11, 30 and 38 years old, all residents of the sector of Bijagua de Upala, one of the most affected by the hurricane.

Authorities also reported on the death of an 8-month-old baby in the same locality.

In Bagages, rescue workers found the bodies of three men, aged 24, 37 and 45, and a 45-year-old woman, all members of the same family. They died after the property they were collapsing due to a landslide. There is still a body to be identified on the spot.

The hurricane has hit hardest hit northern Costa Rica, especially the communities of Upala, Los Chiles, Guatuso, Bagaces and La Cruz, where large property damage and an undetermined number of missing persons have been reported.

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