News of damage in Barahona??

[Katrien]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

La Cienaga didn't suffer any dangerous floods and the sea was not a problem, I'm sure he is ok. I have friends and property in Bahoruco (village right before La Cienaga on the coastal road) and I also haven't been able to communicate but second hand information is that they are all fine and the sea did not present a problem. I hear there was some damage along the San Rafael river and the huts they use for cooking and selling fried fish along the river were swept away, but no one lives there so there were no casualties.

Thank you very much for the information! I'm less worried now.

Any idea if phone communication will be up again any time soon, or will it be weeks or more?

Kind regards,
Katrien

[Marilyn]

Originally Posted by Richard Alberto

That's sad. I have a friend Diomedes, that has a kiosk in San Rafael.

What's even worse is that these huts were swept away by the sea roughly two months ago during Hurricane Dean and they rebuilt them, now they are gone again.

[Rocky]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

What's even worse is that these huts were swept away by the sea roughly two months ago during Hurricane Dean and they rebuilt them, now they are gone again.

Now that is sad.
Mother Nature, as wonderful as she can be, can also be cruel at times.

[zak023]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

What's even worse is that these huts were swept away by the sea roughly two months ago during Hurricane Dean and they rebuilt them, now they are gone again.

Yes they sure were..I videotaped the whole thing as it was happening..The 2 swimming pools were knocked out completely...This time it had to be much worse than Dean..Because that hurricane passed to the south of the Island and DID NOT make a direct strike...Los Patos was pretty much wiped out during Dean as the sea entered the river and half the huts that were there got wiped out...I imagine they are totally gone now....

[txsmurf]

Talldrink posted that the bridges were flooded out and they are without communication in San Cristobal. Do you know how damaged the homes were in that area. I have friends that live there and in Azua.

[Rocky]

I got an email 2 days ago from a buddy near Barahona, which said he was on day 7 of no city power.

[Lambada]

Originally Posted by txsmurf

Talldrink posted that the bridges were flooded out and they are without communication in San Cristobal. Do you know how damaged the homes were in that area. I have friends that live there and in Azua.

Info on San Cristobal here :
La República - Se mantiene en 85 cifra oficial de muertos por Noel, el 30 % fue en Villa Altagracia

http://elcaribecdn.com/articulo_mult...0DA&Seccion=63

If you click on the map at this link, it will enlarge & show fatalities & numbers of homes destroyed per location.
Bienvenidos al Hoy Digital

Barahona info here:
Bienvenidos al Hoy Digital

[Lambada]

txsmurf, more info on San Cristobal here. This is a 10 minute compilation video of all the damage to homes etc in that area, about which you were asking.
YouTube - :.:TodoSancri.com:.:Noel acabo con San Cristobal

And keep checking this website for updates:
TodoSancri.com:.:Tu Portal de San Cristobal:.:

[Talldrink]

Originally Posted by txsmurf

Talldrink posted that the bridges were flooded out and they are without communication in San Cristobal. Do you know how damaged the homes were in that area. I have friends that live there and in Azua.

The area most affected was the town of Madre Vieja (Madre Vieja Sur, Las Arecas and by Ole) the river totally overflowed and flooded the entire area all the way to the main River by the campos and close to the beach. The small bridges collapsed and I understand the main one is damaged. Power and water are scarce.

Madre vieja is so segrated is hard to define the help they need. There are alot of squatters near the bridges and many caserios (Think the houses on the hills you see on Highway 27 De Febrero as you approach the capital) these people actually lived downhill towards the river. All those houses were swept away. As you get into the town of Madre Vieja, there are many rich neighborhoods and even some gated communities - I'm sure they are ok there...

I live in Pueblo Nuevo and that area is very high (think Trujillo's castle - is in the mountain top) and so our damage was minimal. Some winds and water got in from sheer volume.

Where do your friends live?

[Chirimoya]

I saw a mention in today's Listín Diario of a blogger in La Cienaga (the municipality where Bahoruco is located) who covered the storm. I haven't had time to look at it but it might have useful information:

El paÃ*s bajo lluvia - La tormenta Noel en la ‘blogósfera’