The Dominican consul in New Orleans, Joaquin Balaguer, informed that he is constantly in contact with the Federal Emergency Administration in the US to obtain information about Dominicans residing in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, estimated at 600 persons. Clave Digital reports that the diplomat has established a temporary seat of the consulate in Houston as the area where the consulate was located in New Orleans was affected by the storm. The phone number at the temporary location is 281-759-0008 for the use of relatives of Dominicans living in New Orleans and the victims themselves. The General Consulate in New Orleans has express instructions of the Minister of Foreign Relations, Carlos Morales Troncoso, to aid Dominicans affected by the storm if they require it.