Hotelier Philippe Gonin of La Residence in Las Terrenas opened the doors of the town hotel to the 20 members of the Specialized Tourism Security Corps (Cestur) that were stationed in Las Terrenas for the passing of Hurricane Irma on 6, 7, 8, 9 September 2017. Samaná was affected by strong wind gusts, falling trees and light posts, houses that lost their roofs. Gonin was expecting the worse. Samaná got intense wind gusts and surf surge, but the destination has promptly recovered.
Gonin, nevertheless, explained that from Tuesday, 5 September he chose to relocate his guests to safety in hotels in Santo Domingo, where tropical storm was forecast, and not hurricane effects. Since the members of Cestur did not have anywhere to stay, we hosted them in the emptied rooms, he explained.
El Dia reported that the people of Samana have commended Gonin for his solidarity with Samana. Others in Samana helped the crews remove the debris from the roads so vehicles could better circulate to help others affected by the storm.
Extranjero cedió su hotel a equipos de socorro durante paso de Irma en Las Terrenas
12 September 2017
