Fernandez in Tamboril

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President Leonel Fernandez visited the devastated area of Tamboril in the northcentral Cibao Valley yesterday and promised flood victims government aid for re-housing and to rebuild their homes. The region has experienced nine days of heavy rains. "Temporarily, because you can't stay here indefinitely, as refugees, the government will pay for rented homes until there is a definitive answer to the housing situation. The financial part is being discussed at the moment, but we promise to find a solution in a reasonable timeframe," said Fernandez. He added that a land study of the Carlos Diaz community would be done to evaluate the level of danger for residents and that three new bridges would be built, to replace the ones recently damaged. Fernandez also promised the 700 students in the community that the Ministry of Education would provide two buses to take schoolchildren to different communities, so they could go on attending school.

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