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11-01-2007, 08:39 AM
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Honorificabilitudinitatibus
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 13,692
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Originally Posted by PCV mom
Still looking for any info on the area north of Barahona around Batey 6. Haven't heard from my PCV since day before yesterday.
PCV Mom
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News of damage in Barahona??
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11-01-2007, 08:43 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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Originally Posted by Chirimoya
Some reasonably good photos I took this afternoon, posted to my blog, and a link to a selection of much better ones by Pedro. |
Fantastic fotos. Thanks for posting them.
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11-01-2007, 08:49 AM
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Honorificabilitudinitatibus
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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Originally Posted by PCV mom
Still looking for any info on the area north of Barahona around Batey 6. Haven't heard from my PCV since day before yesterday.
PCV Mom
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Listín Diario Digital - El periódico de los dominicanos
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1:02 AM BARAHONA.- La región Suroeste del país fue una de las más afectadas por la tormenta tropical Noel, que a su paso por esta provincia provocó unos seis mil damnificados y daños millonarios a su agricultura, comercio y ganadería. El gobernador, Carlos Florián, pidió declar el estado de emergencia.
1:02 AM BARAHONA. - The Southwest region of the country was one of most affected by tropical storm Noel, which provoked approximately six thousand affected/injured and damages in the millions to the agriculture, trade and cattle ranching.
The governor, Carlos Florián, has asked that a state of emergency be declared.
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11-01-2007, 08:56 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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Originally Posted by PCV mom
Still looking for any info on the area north of Barahona around Batey 6. Haven't heard from my PCV since day before yesterday.
PCV Mom
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Have you called their office in Santo Domingo? I spoke to someone there yesterday and they said they had managed to make contact with all their volunteers in the area, except for one, and that was not in Batey 6.
The office number is 809 685 4102
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11-01-2007, 09:08 AM
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Join Date: May 2002
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Hey, 8:00 am, it's SUNNY OUTSIDE!! (In Santo Domingo, that is, on the west side)
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11-01-2007, 09:21 AM
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Honorificabilitudinitatibus
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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Originally Posted by JDJones
Hey, 8:00 am, it's SUNNY OUTSIDE!! (In Santo Domingo, that is, on the west side)
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And the sun's trying to break out, here in Sosua.
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11-01-2007, 09:31 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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It is breezy and a bit sunny here in Santiago.
Now the numbers start to come in. My take is that we will be given the "real" numbers slowly. Little by little. And, like Dolores has mentioned they might be really scary.
I have felt from the start that there was a very real comparison between this storm (albeit a TROpical Storm and not a hurricane) and David in 79 and Georges....the amount of rains that fell were truly major.
I am wondering about San Juan de la Maguana, and have not heard from anyone there.
Once again the incredible lack of preparation for such disasters is so evident: Calls for private helicopters, for jet skis for boats...when all of this should be on hand for just such cases...
How can a government that spends 12-14 billion on a Metro system ask for equipment?
UGH!
HB
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11-01-2007, 09:50 AM
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Or, how can a government that can't even keep the basic drainage systems working build a metro?
Sunny morning - photo taken a few minutes ago - there was a quick shower of rain as I was downloading it. |
11-01-2007, 09:55 AM
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Join Date: May 2000
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Patches of blue in the sky in Santo Domingo, as reported above. Reports are that with the exceptions of the worst hit areas, by this week all road communication will be back to normal. It didn't rain all night, and just a quick shower in the morning. Boys off to school this morning. Hurrah!
Comes as a relief to all those who have suffered flooding of their homes. I know what it is like to clean up, because happened to me when I lived in front of the Malecon sea-fronting avenue when Hurricane David was followed by Hurricane Frederick. We were flooded to the knees -- afterwards we built a well in the front yard that has worked very well as drainage. One needs the sun to start drying out stuff, and looks like it is again back. There also is a psychological boost when you get to see those patches of blue skies -- that's what living in the Caribbean is all about, and we take it for granted.
Last edited by Dolores; 11-01-2007 at 10:03 AM.
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11-01-2007, 10:35 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 11,102
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I just talked to people in San Juan de la Maguana
The good news is that there were no reported deaths in that province (so far)
The bad news is that they have had no electricity for four days.
Good news was that Mesopotamia was completely evacuated before the river overflowed, thus avoiding the terrible disaster of Georges
The better news is that the rivers are now in their normal positions.
HB
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