The Listín Diario reported that 117 families that live alongside the Isabel de Torres Mountain in Puerto Plata could suffer a similar fate to that which recently occurred in Venezuela. Residents in the Urbanización Ginebra Arzeno of Puerto Plata have built their homes along the slope of the mountain that is suffering from erosion. Ernesto Peralta Ramos of the neighbor association called out for government help. He said that 75 of the 117 homes in the Urbanización Ginebra are showing cracks in the walls, due to heavy rains that have been falling since 1998. He admits they should not have built their homes alongside the mountain’s slopes, but asked for government help saying they could not afford to relocate on their own.
