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09-25-2009, 02:10 PM
Two powerful tornadoes, accompanied by hail and heavy rains, caused major crop damage and destroyed several houses in several areas of the northwestern province of Valverde. One of the tornadoes razed banana plantations, trees and signs in the communities of Palo Amarillo, Yerba de Guinea as well as in Barrio Los Restauradores in the city of Mao. Civil Defense brigades, units from the Fire Department and volunteers worked for several hours to clear the roadway in the sector of Yerba de Guinea on the road to Amina. Fallen century-old trees in these areas blocked traffic and destroyed fences, walls and the entrance to a hacienda. Eddy Ventura, who owns the Debra-James Johnson banana farm in Palo Amarillo, said that the farm suffered major damage, as did other plantations.
The regional director of the Civil Defense corps, Ramon Reyes, reported that two houses in Los Restauradores were completely destroyed by the strong winds, rain and hail. Reyes added that another tornado, accompanied by hail, flattened several banana plantations in Tierra Fria and Jinamagao in the municipal districts of Amina and Guatapanal.
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The regional director of the Civil Defense corps, Ramon Reyes, reported that two houses in Los Restauradores were completely destroyed by the strong winds, rain and hail. Reyes added that another tornado, accompanied by hail, flattened several banana plantations in Tierra Fria and Jinamagao in the municipal districts of Amina and Guatapanal.
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