NewsWhore
06-03-2008, 05:20 PM
The Civil Defense Corps will provide emergency shelter for 1,201,027 million people this year if necessary. The announcement was made on occasion of the start of the 2008 Hurricane Season. Civil Defense Director Luis Luna Paulino says that there are a total of 2,666 shelters around the country, which can be used in case of an emergency, including schools, churches, government buildings and military compounds, in the worst-case scenarios. In Barahona there are 41 shelters with capacity for housing 7,345, in Baoruco there are 23 shelters with capacity for 4,390, Independencia has 33 shelters with capacity for 2,220 and Pedernales has 28 shelters with capacity for 9,050 people. Valverde province has 44 emergency centers with a capacity of 19,085 while Santo Domingo province has 585 shelters with a capacity of 374,240, the National District has 201 shelters with capacity of 174,814, Santo Domingo East has 83 shelters with capacity of 94,600, Santo Domingo North has 95 shelters with capacity of 33,518 and Santo Domingo West has 158 shelters that can house 62,428.
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