NewsWhore
03-25-2008, 04:30 PM
A total of 31 deaths were reported during the three-day Semana Santa (Holy Week) holiday, 412 people were injured and the authorities dealt with 2,500 emergency incidents. The figures were released by the Emergency Operations Center (COE) and the country's three main trauma hospitals. In 2007 a similar number of deaths (32) was registered and 525 people were injured. Twenty-three of the deaths were traffic related, seven were due to drowning and one was the result of alcohol poisoning. According to the statistics, drownings were reduced by 23%. A total of 31,000 emergency workers volunteered during the three-day holiday, at a cost of RD$20 million.
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