Alicia Ortega of the Cadena de Noticias news station (CDN Channel 37) will appear live with a special report from Puerto Plata on the 22 September earthquake and the multiple aftershocks in that northern province. The show will be broadcast from 8 to 10pm.
The Seismology Institute of the UASD encourages the authorities to study buildings where high concentrations of people are found during the day, as several of these were shown to be flawed. “It is a matter deserving much attention that the locations that fell short were those where concentrations of people occur during the day, such as at public schools, churches, government offices and banks,” said Juan Payero, director of the Seismology Institute. He said these need to be evaluated to determine how they should be reinforced.