1998 – Page 56

Reports in El Siglo on the passing of the Hurricane through Higuey, the main city of the East Coast, reveal that while the city suffered from the downing of electric poles, sign posts and trees, the city is getting back to normal fast due to community efforts. Reports from this city are that most zinc …

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Both hit with gusts of around 150 mph or 215-250 kilometers per hour. Hurricane David, which hit in 1979, did not pass through the center of the island, and thus caused less damages. Georges was a slower hurricane, and thus more destructive. Santo Domingo received the brunt of the hurricane with winds of 120 mph …

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The drains of the Av. 27 de Febrero Expressway have proved that they work. The Minister of Public Works announced that construction on the 27 de Febrero Expressway will resume on Monday. He said the construction did not suffer damages from the passing of Georges. There had been speculation that the drainage would not work. …

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The first humanitarian aid airplanes arrived from the United States and France yesterday. At 7 am a Hercules C130 arrived from the military base in Panama with a cargo of 200 boxes of reinforced plastic to cover 10,000 houses. Paul Bell, a specialist in natural disasters recovery operations with the US Agency for International Development …

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The president of the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), Enrique Iglesias said that the organization approved disbursing an emergency fund of US$200 million to assist the nation in its recovery after Georges. Stephen E. McGaughey, IDB representative in the DR, said that the moneys will be used to rebuild destroyed infrastructure.

The overflowing of the Yuca River that borders the Victoria Penitentiary, the principal jail of the DR, resulted in the escape of an undetermined number of prisoners, and several dead including a police man who tried to stop the escaping prisoners. The Police had tried to get the inmates to abandon the jail, but several …

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The president of the Dominican Association of Free Zones, Luis Manuel Pellerano said that preliminary reports on how industrial free zones fared are that the most affected are in La Romana and San Pedro de Macoris which suffered losses of roof tops. Other free zones affected by the hurricane are located in parks in Santo …

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The president of the Dominican Professional Baseball League said that the tournament will be played as of 23 October, despite the destruction several ball parks suffered. The San Pedro de Macoris and La Romana stadiums suffered major damages. The season is expected to start 23 October. Puerto Plata’s stadium was unaffected. The Professional Baseball League …

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Repairs could be completed at the V Centenario Equestrian Race Track and races again take place in three weeks, said Tony Tueni, general manager of Galapagos, the operator. He said that the race track suffered millionaire losses to the physical structure and electronic equipment. The outside gate was tumbled, and several stables lost their roofs. …

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Sammy Sosa Foundation is helping with the recovery of the DR. Contributions and donations to the DR can be sent to the Chicago Cubs at the Wrigley Field Stadium, Tel. 773-404-2827. Dominican ball players in the Major Leagues have announced their intention to pool efforts to encourage Americans to send donations to Hurricane Georges refuges …

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