[computer translation. Rain bands from Irma still plaguing some areas]
Irma did not leave human victims, but caused floods and thousands displaced
SANTO DOMINGO. Without reports of fatalities, thousands of displaced people, isolated areas, bridges, houses and affected aqueducts are part of the aftermath left by Hurricane Irma as it passes through the country.
The Emergency Operations Center (COE) reported that 12,829 people continue to be sheltered and 1,899 displaced in family homes. In addition, 966 homes were affected and 108 destroyed; 38 localities remain incommunicado, 30 affected aqueducts and four affected bridges.
General Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the COE, said that a reduction of the displaced is expected in the next few hours, as many are returning to their homes.
He further stated that because the phenomenon moved away from the country, alert levels were lowered, leaving only San Juan and Montecristi in red. In yellow are Samaná, Maria Trinidad Sánchez, Puerto Plata, Dajabón and Valverde.
On the green alert are Azua, San Cristóbal, San Pedro de Macorís, Monte Plata, Sanchez Ramírez, La Vega, Santiago, Espaillat, Hermanas Mirabal, Santo Domingo, El Seibo, Hato Mayor, Monseñor Nouel, Barahona and Duarte.
Francisco Holguín, of the National Office of Meteorology (Onamet), warned that cloud bands associated with Irma will continue to cause precipitation for another 24 hours, with greater intensity in the southern and border area. The forecasts are that in Monte Cristi, Puerto Plata, Santiago, San Cristóbal, Azua, Baní and San Juan there will continue to be rains of considerable values.
Aníbal Piña, of the Port Authority, reported that the docks of the port Duarte in Samaná, the old one of Puerto Plata and of Manzanillo suffered damages.
"By way of consequences are not open operations, however the other ports of the country if they are operating normally," he said.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health formed directives for patients exposed to diseases with contaminated water.
The National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI), a spokesperson for the Dams and Reserves Operation Committee (COPRE), stressed that dams are normalizing.
In the case of the Tavera dam in Santiago, which had been established at the 315th margin, it is now at the 320th level which allows it to accumulate 7 million cubic meters per second.
While the Sabaneta dam, in the southern region, the water received forced the free spill so the population is asked to follow the official guidelines. Meanwhile, 31 aqueducts and several points without power remain outside services.
328 displaced families in Mesopotamia, San Juan:
Before Hurricane Irma passed through the southern region, 328 families were displaced from the vulnerable sector of Mesopotamia, San Juan de la Maguana, due to the large entrance of water that had the Sabaneta dam because of the flood that the rivers presented San Juan , Maguana, Dajay, and La Rubia.
From this place, which was hit by Hurricane George in 1998, a total of 1,640 people were forced to move to relatives and friends with the help of members of the Armed Forces and the National Police, according to the provincial director of the Civil Defense, Sandra Matos.
As of yesterday 1, 170 people remained in displaced status. Matos said that the vulnerability of Mesopotamia is due to the fact that it is located in the middle of the San Juan River, so that its residents are in danger of a flood of the tributary.
Also in the communities of El Capá, Lavapiés, Los Fríos, El Gengibre, La Ciénaga de Mogollón there were displacements of people residing in vulnerable homes for a total of 2, 232 evacuees throughout the province.
Matos also detailed that members of the Civil Defense follow the refugees.
The figures left by Irma
14,728
People have been displaced by the rains left behind by Hurricane Irma.
1.074
Homes affected, 966 damaged and 108 destroyed.
38 Incommunicado towns. Public Works carries out debris removal and tree fall in: Seybo-Miches Road, Sánchez-Samaná Road, Yuma-Higüey, among others.
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