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Nuria has been out and about (up to her knees!) in some of the flooded areas and her show will air on Saturday. The Dominican bloggers are doing a first rate job in posting info and videos like YouTube - Ayuda a tus hermanos del batey Bienvenido
There are some harrowing tales of parents having to choose which of their children to rescue because they didn't have enough arms to carry all of them..........can you imagine the trauma not only of losing home and all possessions but living with the eternal guilt of hearing your son's last words 'Papi don't let me drown' as the river took him out of his father's grasp.....
Meanwhile the police officer who roughed up the journalists as per the link vegasdiva found:
I've just heard that someone I know, in the village of Los Cacaos in Cambita, San Cristobal, has had his house and vehicle swept away by the river. He and his family escaped unharmed, but eight other people have died in the area.
Death toll is indeed rising (sorry to hear about your friend's neighbours, Chiri) - Bulletin 13 puts it at 82 confirmed deaths & 43 missing with 90 communities still cut off: Noticias - Noel deja*82 muertos y 43 desaparecidos
November 2nd. is of course the Día de los Fieles Difuntos here in DR...........
Hi there all, not sure if this link is already on here or not but my husband and I found it on remolacha.net and it looks like a really good one and you can actually donate specific stuff. Certainly worth looking at here's the link for nayone who wants to go and havea look....
I have planned a vacation to DR in early December. We are supposed to stay at the Coral Hamaca Resort in Boca Chica, very near Santo Domingo. It looks like Santo Domingo got hit pretty hard. Does anyone know about the amount of damage to the Boca Chica area?
My friend and I would like to bring some donations down with us for the people affected by Noel. Does anyone know what we should bring, and where we can drop the donations off when we arrive?
There are many investors and developers looking at how the government responds to this unexpected calamity. For all the nay sayers and from what I'm hearing I believe that the country is pulling together. The communications is up in Barahona and the bridges are being repaired. It remains to be seen how the displaced are going to receive assistance to have their homes rebuilt.
Hi all, we are leaving for our Punta Cana vacation next Sunday, Nov. 11. We are wondering if Punta Cana was affected by Noel at all and what the weather will be like by the time we get there. Should we cancel our trip trip until the rain subsides or will it not be too bad? Any advice is greatly appreciated!
