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05-30-2007, 02:50 PM
The intense rains affecting most of the region have damaged several bridges, killed at least one person and ruined hundreds of homes. The areas of La Vega, Bonao, Puerto Plata, Valverde, Cotui and Santiago have been worst affected. According to Listin Diario reporter Andres Vasquez, at least five bridges in the area around Cotui have been damaged. In Puerto Plata, all major rivers burst their banks and hundreds of houses were flooded. In La Vega, the bridge connecting the city with Villa Tapia was damaged, and in Moca, the village of Canca la Piedra lost the bridge that connects it with Tamboril in Santiago province. In Valverde, the bridges that cross the Amina and Mao rivers were damaged. The highway between Navarrete and Puerto Plata was closed to traffic due to landslides, but these were removed within a short period of time. Diario Libre reports that over the last 36 hours nearly six inches of rain fell along the north coast, and slightly less fell in the Cibao Valley. The floodgates of the Tavera Dam were opened to reduce the pressure on the dam. The floodgates were discharging 170 cubic meters of water per second, and the CDEEE, which had ordered the gates opened, forgot to tell the National Emergency Center.
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