Relief agencies take preventive measures
In the barrios of the capital, they wait until "the last minute" to leave
Diario Libre
SANTO DOMINGO. The relief agencies in the different provinces located in the South of the country, where they are looking for the immanent visit today of the tropical storm Isaac, were preparing themselves yesterday to carry out evacuations in the most vulnerable barrios.
In Azua, the Civil Defense, under the leadership of Cocrates Urraca, was prepared to evacuate some 300 families starting at 5:00 p.m. from the Punta Garcia barrio in the municipal district of El Rosario, as well as 54 families in the sectors of Framboyan and El Libertador, located in the town itself. Those barrios line the banks of the Tabara and Via rivers respectively.
The situation is different in Barahona. According to Augusto Moreta, the local Civil Defense director, the weather as of yesterday afternoon was very sunny and the rivers continue to be dry, so that no evacuations have been ordered, although he did stress that they have some 70 shelters ready if they are needed right away.
In Pedernales, schools, churches and public buildings will be used as of midnight last night to relocate hundreds of persons from the barrios of Los Cayucos, Los Robles and Los Guayacanes. "We are taking all of the preventive measures to preserve lives," said the quartermaster general of the local fire department.
The barrios of the capital
"If we see the situation is dangerous, we get out;" "When the time is ripe, we put away our things;" "We trust in God," were a few of the phrases from the residents of barrios like La Cienaga, La Barquita, and El Control de Manoguayabo.
Neighbors in these sectors agree on waiting until "the last minute" before abandoning their housing, arguing that thieves take advantage of the situation in order to steal their belongings.
While in La Barquita, Ruben Castro holds on to his things, in Manoguayobo, Yannerys Montero is waiting for it to begin to rain before seeking refuge.
"It's just that you have to take care of the little that one has," said Juana Pujols, a resident in La Cienaga.
In Azua, the Civil Defense, under the leadership of Cocrates Urraca, was prepared to evacuate some 300 families starting at 5:00 p.m. from the Punta Garcia barrio in the municipal district of El Rosario, as well as 54 families in the sectors of Framboyan and El Libertador, located in the town itself. Those barrios line the banks of the Tabara and Via rivers respectively.
The situation is different in Barahona. According to Augusto Moreta, the local Civil Defense director, the weather as of yesterday afternoon was very sunny and the rivers continue to be dry, so that no evacuations have been ordered, although he did stress that they have some 70 shelters ready if they are needed right away.
In Pedernales, schools, churches and public buildings will be used as of midnight last night to relocate hundreds of persons from the barrios of Los Cayucos, Los Robles and Los Guayacanes. "We are taking all of the preventive measures to preserve lives," said the quartermaster general of the local fire department.
The barrios of the capital
"If we see the situation is dangerous, we get out;" "When the time is ripe, we put away our things;" "We trust in God," were a few of the phrases from the residents of barrios like La Cienaga, La Barquita, and El Control de Manoguayabo.
Neighbors in these sectors agree on waiting until "the last minute" before abandoning their housing, arguing that thieves take advantage of the situation in order to steal their belongings.
While in La Barquita, Ruben Castro holds on to his things, in Manoguayobo, Yannerys Montero is waiting for it to begin to rain before seeking refuge.
"It's just that you have to take care of the little that one has," said Juana Pujols, a resident in La Cienaga.
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