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09-15-2010, 03:40 PM
Lake Enriquillo has added 100 square kilometers to its extension over the past two years, according to Eleuterio Martinez, one of the nation's leading ecologists and the presidential advisor on ecological matters. He said that the lake usually has covered an area of between 245 and 260 sq. km. but it currently covers some 350 sq. km. He said: "My theory is that the lake is reclaiming its former basin. This was an arm of the sea before".
In the meantime, the inhabitants of the towns in the provinces of Independencia and Bahoruco are worried that their farms are being "swallowed up" by the rising waters of the lake. Some have pointed out that the lake could engulf nearby tourist attractions like the sulfur pools.
Local people told reporters from Listin Diario that the waters are just a few meters from the main highway between Haiti and the Dominican Republic at Jimani. Some have said that if they scratch the surface of their yards, there is salt water there.
Meanwhile, local farmers have to find other ways to survive. Some have made kayaks out of the tree trunks that were killed off by the rising salt waters, and use them for fishing in the lake.
Where previously there were crops like bananas, cassava, squash, sweet potatoes, pigeon peas, corn, avocados and rice, there is only water now, and people have no idea where to turn.
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In the meantime, the inhabitants of the towns in the provinces of Independencia and Bahoruco are worried that their farms are being "swallowed up" by the rising waters of the lake. Some have pointed out that the lake could engulf nearby tourist attractions like the sulfur pools.
Local people told reporters from Listin Diario that the waters are just a few meters from the main highway between Haiti and the Dominican Republic at Jimani. Some have said that if they scratch the surface of their yards, there is salt water there.
Meanwhile, local farmers have to find other ways to survive. Some have made kayaks out of the tree trunks that were killed off by the rising salt waters, and use them for fishing in the lake.
Where previously there were crops like bananas, cassava, squash, sweet potatoes, pigeon peas, corn, avocados and rice, there is only water now, and people have no idea where to turn.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#11)