National District Mayor David Collado announced a brigade of 110 workers would be dispatched to the riverside slum area of La Ciénaga to avoid the spreading of disease due to the expected rising river waters of the storm that passed to the north of the island.
Prior to the hurricane, Collado visited the area on Wednesday, 6 September 2017, when the city was under threat of being affected by Hurricane Irma. During the visit to the area, Collado promised residents to refurbish the neighborhood park and rebuild the basketball court that had been abandoned. He said the park would be remodeled in the next two weeks.
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Listin Diario
11 September 2017
