Public school students along most of Costa Rica’s Pacific coast have classes suspended until further notice in the aftermath of the destructive tropical storm that dumped massive amounts of rain late last week, announced the Costa Rican Ministry of Public Education late Sunday afternoon.

The storm, called Nate, which touched ground in Nicaragua Thursday, October 5, and now is a category 1 hurricane lashing the southern U.S. Gulf states, was one of the most destructive in modern Costa Rican history, even outdoing Otto’s historic Costa Rica landfall last November.

Areas remain on red alert due to the existence of widespread damage to infrastructure, roads and bridges. This includes all of Guanacaste and Puntarenas provinces, many areas of San José, and a few other areas in the country’s other provinces – except for Limón, which escaped any damages.

In Heredia, school is canceled in the central Heredia district, as well as San Pablo and Santa Barbara. In the rest of Heredia, which is on yellow alert due to the mountainous terrain and at moderate risks of landslides after the storm, school directors will evaluate the situation on a case-by-case basis to determine if it is safe to hold classes.

In Alajuela, only Grecia remains on red alert. The following districts in Alajuela province are on yellow alert, likewise meaning school directors will use their judgment as to whether to hold classes starting Monday, October 9, or continue to suspend them: Alajuela center, Atenas, Naranjo, Orotina, Palmares, Poas, San Mateo, San Ramon, Valverde Vega, and Zarcero.

In Cartago, once Cartago center and Guard remain on red alert. With the districts of Alvarado, Jimenez, La Unio, Oreamuno, Paraiso and Turrialba on yellow alert.

Please check details on the map for red and yellow alert areas in San José. Escazú, Santa Ana and downtown are all still on yellow alert.