Earthquake specialist and engineer, Rafael Corominas, proposes the construction of a 200-kilometer-long park over areas lying above the Septentrional fault. In an interview with Habitat magazine, Corominas, one of the leading earthquake experts in the DR, urged that Santiago develop the areas south of the Yaque River, moving away from the fault zone. In the magazine article, he also says that construction alongside the park should incorporate earthquake-prone standards.
Corominas alerted that in the case of homeowners in the fault area whose properties are damaged, insurance companies will only compensate the financier, and the homeowners will have lost their investment. He criticized that high-rise towers are being built without walls on the first floor, in order to gain space. He says the earthquake in Turkey showed that this structure is the most prone to disastrous collapse.
Little by little, said Corominas, all sectors in the country are becoming more aware of the importance of building to earthquake standards.