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Dominican Republic (the): Flood: 2004/05/26 Country Information on DRR

Period 2004/05/26
Country or District Dominican Republic (the)
Event Type Flood
Outline Floods and mudslides have killed more than 500 people in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Report/Articles

Reuters Alertnet 2004/05/27
The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Haiti and the Dominican Republic rose to at least 1,950 on Wednesday with the discovery of more than 1,000 bodies in a Haitian town.

OCHA Situation Report No. 2
Latest data on the impact is as follows: - 195 dead - 122 injured - 239 missing - 12,000 evacuated, 200 staying in public shelters, 2,100 rescued so far

Reuters Alertnet 2004/05/25
Floods and mudslides have killed more than 500 people in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, many of them swept to their deaths when rain-swollen rivers burst their banks.

OCHA Situation Report No. 1
In the Dominican Republic, heavy rains during the past 48 hours have been affecting the whole country. Preliminary reports indicate 45 people killed, 120 injured and 200 missing.

CNN News 2004/05/26
Officials say another 200 people are missing and feared dead in the country alone, while dozens more are reported dead in neighboring Haiti.

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Reuters Alertnet 2003/06/03
SATELLITE MAPS-Haiti and Dominican Republic

Yahoo asia News 2004/05/27
The remains of the La Cuarenta neighborhood in Jimani, Dominican Republic, about 124 miles southwest of Santo Domingo on Wednesday, May 26, 2004.