The president of the Dominican College of Engineers and Architects (CODIA) said that an estimated 60,000 houses were affected by Georges. He estimated 60% can be repaired because they were built of wood and zinc houses property of impoverished Dominicans. He said that the CODIA and the government Instituto Nacional de Viviendas will build 10,000 houses in the next 20 months in the East, Southeast and Southwest and National District regions, with a cost from RD$100,000 to RD$200,000 each.
