Aquarium temporarily closed

[NewsWhore]

The National Aquarium is being closed temporarily in order to repair the damage caused by Hurricane Dean. The aquarium will be closed for 15 days and Aquarium director Enrique Pugibet says that the repairs will cost RD$2 million. The aquarium suffered some structural damage, but Pugibet said that the aquarium's emergency plan worked and that no animals were lost during the hurricane. Omar Ramirez, the recently appointed Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, has given the aquarium RD$1 million towards the restoration process.

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