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Dominica: Hurricane: 2007/10/28 Country Information on DRR

Period 2007/10/28
Country or District Dominica
Event Type Hurricane
Outline Since October 28, 2007, tropical storm Noel has pounded the Dominican Republic with high winds and torrential rains, which have left at least 20 people dead, and some 30 missing. More than 3,000 people have been evacuated. There is severe damage to electrical lines, roads, bridges and hundreds of homes.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
OCHA Situation Report No.1
dead 41
missing 20
evacuated 51,000
partially destroyed houses 12,600

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Report/Articles

OCHA Situation Report No.1 2007/11/01
Forty-one people have been killed, 20 missing, 543 rescued and some 51,000 are displaced.

OCHA ReliefWeb 2007/11/01
Tropical Storm Noel Affects the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba: At least 48 people have died in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Landslides and floods have caused the most damage, especially to housing and road infrastructure. More than 50,000 have been displaced.

IFRC news 2007/11/01
Since October 28, Tropical storm Noel has pounded the Dominican Republic with high winds and torrential rains, which have left at least 20 people dead, and some 30 missing. More than 3,000 people have been evacuated.

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International Charter 2007/10/30
Flooding and hurricane in the Dominican Republic