Two flights from Santo Domingo and Santiago airports had to be cancelled yesterday as a result of the massive power outages in the eastern United States. Flight AA638 from Las Americas airport and an Aeromar flight from Cibao
International airport were both unable to leave for their destination, New York City. Hoy reports that the Dominican communities of Upper Manhattan reacted ?with panic? to the energy failure. List?n Diario reports that in some cases Dominican
proprietors closed their ?bodegas? (convenience stores) for fear of rioting.