NewsWhore
06-08-2007, 04:10 PM
The bridge over the Rio Massacre has been reopened. The bridge was closed for repairs after a "tornado" on 8 May caused severe damage and made crossing the bridge dangerous. The bridge, located on the border between the DR and Haiti at Dajabon, allows for transit between the two countries and is an access point for the bi-national market in the northwestern town. Repairs to the bridge cost the government RD$25 million. During the tornado 600 hundred houses were also damaged, 600 people were forced to find refuge and 36 military personnel were injured. Commerce at the bi-national market had been suspended due to the tornado and province governor Arturo Socias said that this had led to shortages in the Haitian border town of Ouanaminthe (Juana Mendez). President Leonel Fernandez is scheduled to visit Dajabon today to see the results of the work that was carried out. He is also expected to stop by in Palo Verde, Montecristi to see how rains have affected the area in the last few days.
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