Floods kill 9 people in Dominican Republic
Tuesday, May 25, 2004
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP): At
least nine people have died in floods after torrential rains pelted the
Dominican Republic, forcing hundreds of families to leave their homes,
authorities said Monday. The National
Emergency Commission said six people died in Jimani, a town bordering Haiti
174 miles west of Santo Domingo, after a river overflowed during rains that
have hit the Caribbean nation in the last few days.
One person drowned and another was electrocuted in Santo Domingo, and a
Haitian man drowned in Duarte province, 84 miles northwest of the capital, the
commission said. Two people are reported missing.
The downpour has caused landslides and the isolation of communities.
Forecasters say the rain will continue for two more days.
"Right now there is moderate to strong precipitation, occasionally accompanied
by wind gusts over a large part of the national territory," commission
spokesman Jose Luis German said.
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