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11-02-2007, 04:00 PM
The total number of deaths as a result of TS Noel has now risen to 73, while 43 people are reported missing and 62 communities are still cut off. In all 64,096 people have been evacuated from their homes, while 16,024 homes have been affected and of those 686 have been completely destroyed. Of those who have sought temporary shelter elsewhere, 41,388 are with friends or relatives and 22,758 are staying in 121 government shelters.
And due to the storm, 35 rivers and roads have been affected by Noel. Center for Emergency Operations director Juan Manuel Mendez said that four more foreign helicopters would be arriving in the DR today for relief operations, in addition to the four that arrived yesterday.
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And due to the storm, 35 rivers and roads have been affected by Noel. Center for Emergency Operations director Juan Manuel Mendez said that four more foreign helicopters would be arriving in the DR today for relief operations, in addition to the four that arrived yesterday.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#12)