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Originally Posted by Katrien
Hi there,
Please keep posting all information you have on the pedernales penisula.
My brother (Jakke de Bélgica) lives in a beach cabana in La Ciénaga and I am pretty worried about him.
I spoke to him on the phone last Sunday and he said that he wasn't going to get shelter in the village, he tought that it wouldn't be necessary. He wasn't going to move his furniture to a house on higher ground either.
Does anyone know if it was predominantly rain that caused the floods, or high seas aswell?
Can someone confirm that there haven't been any mud slides in that area?
I saw the picture of the demolised communication tower of Barahona so he won't be able to contact us himself to let us know he's ok. (He doens't have a pc)
Thanks a lot in advance for all info!
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From what I have seen, high seas were not the problem.
The sea was rough, of course, but the problems stem from the excessive rain, landslides, overflowing rivers. etc.
I'm not saying that you're bro's beach hut is alright, but I am saying that you need not worry that a sunami type wave came up and wiped him out.
This was not that type of storm.