The president of the Dominican Association of Free Zones, Luis Manuel Pellerano said that preliminary reports on how industrial free zones fared are that the most affected are in La Romana and San Pedro de Macoris which suffered losses of roof tops. Other free zones affected by the hurricane are located in parks in Santo Domingo, Los Alcarrizos, Villa Altagracia, Bonao, La Vega, San Cristobal, Bani and Barahona. He said that the damage was caused by the flying roofs that affected materials, equipment and electric installations. The hurricane affected only the gardening at the private parks of Las Americas, San Isidro and Itabo where the industrial plants are covered by concrete. The Santiago parks were also affected to a lesser degree than government parks throughout the country. Pellerano estimated that 60% of free zones were affected. He said the main concern right now is regarding the well-being of the workers and their families. More than 190,000 workers are employed in the free zones. He expects the free zones to reinstate operations as soon as possible. Several power plants are already back in operation using private generators.
