Noel damage shuts down refinery

[NewsWhore]

Damage as a result of Tropical Storm Noel has led the Dominican National Refinery to shut down its operations. Several of the fuel pipes leading to the installation were damaged when the Nizao and Haina rivers flooded. The president of the board of directors, Ruben Montas, told reporters from Hoy that the work stoppage would not affect local consumers because the refinery has a twelve-day supply in its tanks. The refinery will acquire processed petroleum products on the international market as a stopgap measure until the fuel pipelines are repaired.

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