Short lasting but heavy rains that fell on Tuesday and Wednesday resulted in the death of one man, who died when trying to rescue his electrical appliances from flooding in his house. Dozens of barrios in Santo Domingo and San Pedro de Macorís were flooded. News reports from San Pedro de Macorís say that the baseball stadium (being repaired for the 1999-2000 baseball season) has been flooded, impeding the continuing of repairs. The winter professional baseball league season starts the last week of October. The Estrellas Orientales didn’t play last year, because their stadium suffered much damage during the September Hurricane Georges. Dominican cities are not prepared for heavy rains, as drainage systems are faulty. Thus the reason why many who can afford to do so, drive a jeep in the DR.
