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Authorities in the Dominican Republic fanned out across the Caribbean country on Thursday to evaluate the damage Tropical Storm Franklin inflicted on crops and homes after causing heavy flooding ...
The government of the Dominican Republic has upgraded the Tropical Storm Watch to a Tropical Storm Warning for the entire northern and eastern coast from the Haiti border eastward and southward to ...
The Dominican Republic was starting to get back on its feet Thursday after Tropical Storm Franklin raked the island nation, with heavy flooding that killed at least two people. The storm knocked ...
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At the time of the collapse, the storm was within 21 miles of the city of Barahona in the Dominican Republic, which has most of its provinces under high alert for flooding and landslides.
Floods in San Cristóbal Province forced the evacuation of 100 residents. [59] In Santo Domingo, waves of 12–14 feet (3.7–4.3 m) in height washed ashore debris. [98] 16,001 people lost electricity across the Dominican Republic, while 51 homes were damaged by the storm. [99]
The Dominican Republic is exposed to a number of natural hazards, such as hurricanes, storms, floods, drought, earthquakes, and fires. The destructive force of these phenomena can be enormous - in 1998 Hurricane Georges caused economic losses estimated at US$2,193 (14 percent of gross national income ), and 235 deaths.
The storm, which was packing 40 mph (65 kph) winds, was due to cross Hispaniola's southern coast on Tuesday night and drop up to 10 inches (25 cm) of rain through Wednesday and 15 inches in ...