NewsWhore
09-22-2008, 03:00 PM
A convoy of 106 goods-laden vehicles traveled to San Jose de Ocoa on Sunday to distribute aid to victims of the recent heavy rainstorms. Tropical Storm Hanna and Hurricane Ike are estimated to have caused RD$1 billion worth of damage in the region, as reported in Hoy. The convoy, which set out from Santo Domingo, brought RD$26 million worth of aid. The activity was organized by former UASD rector Roberto Santana on behalf of Ocoa residents in Santo Domingo.
Ocoa is a major farming center and farmers are being affected by damaged bridges, which impede the transportation of goods to the usual city markets.
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Ocoa is a major farming center and farmers are being affected by damaged bridges, which impede the transportation of goods to the usual city markets.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)