Social Plan begins delivery of household appliances to families affected by Hurricane Maria
Two thousand five hundred families benefit in Miches, Hato Mayor, Arenoso and San Francisco de Macorís
THE SEIBO. The director of the Social Plan of the Presidency, Iris Guaba, made the first deliveries in Miches and Hato Mayor, while other teams of the institution carried out the same in San Francisco de Macorís and Arenoso.
In compliance with the guidelines of President Danilo Medina, the Social Plan began delivering the articles, in the areas that were most affected, bringing families, refrigerators, stoves, televisions, bedding, sheets, sets of dishes, between other household items.
"We have come as promised by President Danilo Medina, to restore some tranquility to those who lost their belongings in the recent rains and floods. After doing the house-to-house surveys, then today we began the part of responding to the needs of the basic articles for the homes of the affected families. We started in Miches and Hato Mayor personally, considering the magnitude of the damages left by Hurricane Maria, "said Guaba.
Guaba, who after starting the deliveries in Miches, moved to Hato Mayor to implement the delivery operations, also ensuring that house-to-house food delivery operations will continue, until the communities return to normal.
In each one of the localities where the work of delivery to the families began, the operatives are led by the Provincial Governor along with other authorities of the communities, together with the work teams of the Social Plan.
In this regard, it was reported that in Miches, deliveries will be made for the benefit of 278 families; in Hato Mayor 448 and between San Francisco de Macorís and Arenoso, another 1,700 for a total of 2,486 homes positively impacted.
During the week the same actions will be carried out in Moca, Montecristi, Castañuelas, Nagua, Samaná, Cabrera, among other municipalities, to give a total response to every Dominican who is waiting for the friendly hand of the Government.
Guaba, reported that in order to make deliveries of all kinds of assistance that the institution carries out in these cases, first an assessment of damage is done house by house without discrimination of any kind, when the waters have lowered the level in flooded areas.
"We go once there is access to homes, visiting house by house, assessing damages and determining needs. A separate file is opened with the head of household certificate, address and contact number. Once the CAASD has helped with the cleanings in the streets and in the homes, then we started the deliveries once more by visiting house by house, with all the equipment that had been requested, "said Guaba.
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