The government announced the start of construction of a dike to prevent flooding in Tamayo. The southwestern town was devastated by mud floods when Yaque del Sur River overflowed shortly after Hurricane Georges in September 1998. The government’s Hydraulic Resources Institute (INDRHI) announced that construction has begun on the RD$26 million, 2.72-kilometer long/ 4 meter high dike. The construction is financed half-and-half by the European Union and the Dominican government. It is expected to be ready in four months time.
