tropical storm Alma... Costa Rican

Fishermen are lifted out from the water by a crane in La Libertad, El Salvador, 35 km south of San Salvador on May 29, 2008. The Salvadorean goverment declared a green alert warning for tropical storm Alma which is affecting the Pacific coast of four Central American countries.

Fishermen rest beside their boats in La Libertad, El Salvador, 35 km south of San Salvador on May 29, 2008. The Salvadorean goverment declared a green alert warning for tropical storm Alma which is affecting the Pacific coast of four Central American countries.

RView of houses which were flooded by the Parritas River during heavy rains in Parritas town, some 150 kilometers southeast of San Jose, on May 29, 2008. The Costa Rican goverment declared red alert in the South Pacific and Central Valley for Tropical Storm Alma which is already hitting four Central American countries with heavy rains.

A Costa Rican Red Cross ambulance crosses the bridge over Parritas River looking for people to be taken to a shelter during heavy rains in Parritas, some 150 kilometers southeast of San Jose on May 29, 2008. The Costa Rican goverment declared red alert in the South Pacific and Central Valley for Tropical Storm Alma which is already hitting four Central American countries with heavy rains.

A motorcyclist crosses a bridge over "Quebrada Seca" river under heavy rain in Belen de Heredia, on May 29, 2008 some 20 km North of San Jose. Costa Rican goverment declared a red alert in the South Pacific and Central Valley for Tropical Storm Alma which is already hitting four Central American countries with heavy rains.