Dominican Republic (the): Flood: 2004/05/26

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.

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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.

Pictures

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.