Rain damage estimates

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According to reports, the recent rains have caused some RD$50 million in damages across the country. In Licey, Tamboril and Villa Gonzalez an estimated 2,000 (about 330 acres) tareas of the yucca, batata and plantain crops were reported flooded. 4,236 persons were evacuated, and 1,059 houses were flooded. Because of the saturation of the ground, the authorities have decided to maintain a "green alert" for the Cibao Valley, the Valley of San Juan de la Maguana, and the eastern provinces of Hato Mayor and El Seibo. The Emergency Operations Center (COE) called upon all persons living in low laying areas to take precautions against landslides and flooding. Reports indicated that 923 houses were flooded in different sections of Santiago. In Hato Mayor ten houses were flooded. In Espaillat province 123 houses were flooded in different parts of the province. In the northern parts of the Dominican Republic, damage to agriculture, commerce, highway infrastructure and houses was estimated at RD$50 million. In Maria Trinidad Sanchez (Nagua) 9,000 tareas (1,500 acres) of rice were seriously affected by the floodwaters.

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