NewsWhore
05-22-2009, 04:20 PM
Over 3,000 people have been evacuated due to the heavy rains that have been affecting the DR for over a week. The Emergency Operations Center reports that 646 homes have been affected and 21 communities cut off, and flooding and mudslides have been reported nationwide.
In Santiago the towns of Guayabal and Guanabanal are cut off, as well as the town of Hatillo in San Cristobal.
The COE is maintaining its red alert for the provinces of Barahona, Pedernales, Independencia Elias Pina, Dajabon and Montecristi, while the provinces of San Juan, San Jose de Ocoa, La Vega, Monsenor Nouel (Bonao), Sanchez Ramirez (Cotui), Maria Trinidad Sanchez (Nagua), Monte Plata, Hermanas Mirabal (Salcedo), Samana, San Cristobal and Duarte (San Francisco de Macoris) are on yellow alert. El Seibo, Santo Domingo and the National District remain under green alert.
Emergency officials are asking citizens to take precautionary measures against flooding, especially residents of the provinces subject to red alert.
As a result of the rains the Public Health Ministry has raised its warning levels as a way of preventing the spread of water-borne infections, common during the DR's rainy season, especially in the 11 provinces under a red alert.
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In Santiago the towns of Guayabal and Guanabanal are cut off, as well as the town of Hatillo in San Cristobal.
The COE is maintaining its red alert for the provinces of Barahona, Pedernales, Independencia Elias Pina, Dajabon and Montecristi, while the provinces of San Juan, San Jose de Ocoa, La Vega, Monsenor Nouel (Bonao), Sanchez Ramirez (Cotui), Maria Trinidad Sanchez (Nagua), Monte Plata, Hermanas Mirabal (Salcedo), Samana, San Cristobal and Duarte (San Francisco de Macoris) are on yellow alert. El Seibo, Santo Domingo and the National District remain under green alert.
Emergency officials are asking citizens to take precautionary measures against flooding, especially residents of the provinces subject to red alert.
As a result of the rains the Public Health Ministry has raised its warning levels as a way of preventing the spread of water-borne infections, common during the DR's rainy season, especially in the 11 provinces under a red alert.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)