[DR1] US/DR joint exercises

[NewsWhore]

A series of exercises to determine the weaknesses of contingency plans to be implemented by the DR during the next hurricane season will begin today with the participation of members of the National Emergency Council (CNE) and the United States Army Southern Command. A simulated category 5 hurricane hitting land in San Cristobal will serve as the basis to examine the level of training and capacity to respond of the different institutions that form part of the CNE, as reported by Diario Libre. The exercises will include liaison personnel from all institutions, mainly the Ministry of Public Health, the Red Cross, Civil Defense, the Armed Forces, the National Police, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (AMET) and the Tourist Police (POLITUR).

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