NewsWhore
11-14-2007, 01:00 PM
Torrential rainfall in the eastern Dominican Republic has forced hundreds of people to flee their homes, cutting off several villages from the rest of the country. According to Listin Diario, in the town of Miches in El Seibo and villages in La Altagracia provinces, more than 60 houses were flooded. The town of El Cedro, near Redondo Lagoon, was isolated by the floodwaters. El Cedro is considered a high-risk area.
Last night, the bishop of the diocese of La Altagracia in Higuey, Nicanor Pena Rodriguez, used radio and television hookups to warn people living in low-lying areas to evacuate at once. The rains came on the heels of the Red Alert issued by the authorities the day before yesterday, but many people were surprised by the intensity of the downpours. Armed Forces units, together with Civil Defense volunteers, helped hundreds of persons to evacuate their homes. Some of the movements were hampered by bridges already damaged by Tropical Storm Noel. As a result of these rains, the Center for Emergency Operations (COE) has been forced to station a full time evacuation team of volunteers from the Red Cross, the Civil Defense, Fire Departments, the Army and the Air Force in the area of the Lower Yuna Basin. In other areas, people living near rivers, large and small, are once again being forced to leave their homes. In Bavaro, Metropolitan Transit Authority (AMET) officers were called in to help moving vehicles when traffic came to a virtual halt due to the heavy rains. According to the COE a total of 668 people were evacuated from areas in Puerto Plata, Duarte, El Seibo and Miches.
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Last night, the bishop of the diocese of La Altagracia in Higuey, Nicanor Pena Rodriguez, used radio and television hookups to warn people living in low-lying areas to evacuate at once. The rains came on the heels of the Red Alert issued by the authorities the day before yesterday, but many people were surprised by the intensity of the downpours. Armed Forces units, together with Civil Defense volunteers, helped hundreds of persons to evacuate their homes. Some of the movements were hampered by bridges already damaged by Tropical Storm Noel. As a result of these rains, the Center for Emergency Operations (COE) has been forced to station a full time evacuation team of volunteers from the Red Cross, the Civil Defense, Fire Departments, the Army and the Air Force in the area of the Lower Yuna Basin. In other areas, people living near rivers, large and small, are once again being forced to leave their homes. In Bavaro, Metropolitan Transit Authority (AMET) officers were called in to help moving vehicles when traffic came to a virtual halt due to the heavy rains. According to the COE a total of 668 people were evacuated from areas in Puerto Plata, Duarte, El Seibo and Miches.
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