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03-28-2007, 02:50 PM
Authorities are maintaining the alerts for low-laying areas subject to flooding as the Weather Department warns of a stationary front over the Mona Channel that will bring more rains to an already soaked nation. The recent rains have produced thousands of displaced persons and a reported five deaths. Luperon Tourist Highway between Santiago and Puerto Plata was cut by landslides, halting all transit. In other areas of the Cibao Valley some 20 communities have been isolated by flood waters. Porfirio Brito, the regional director of Public Works, reported landslides along the Luperon Highway in the vicinity of Tubagua. Civil engineer Orlando Franco told El Caribe reporters that a comprehensive soil study that has been ordered might show the need to re-route the highway itself due to the continuing slides. Even the highway between Navarrete and Puerto Plata was affected by the runoff due to drainage problems.
The rains also caused the deterioration of the beach expansion in the Puerto Plata area. The National Emergency Commission reported that the flooding rivers carried away thousands of tons of sand from the newly remodeled beaches of Long Beach, Costatlantica and Playa Dorada.
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The rains also caused the deterioration of the beach expansion in the Puerto Plata area. The National Emergency Commission reported that the flooding rivers carried away thousands of tons of sand from the newly remodeled beaches of Long Beach, Costatlantica and Playa Dorada.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)