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As hurricane Fiona hits the Dominican Republic, people walk among flooded streets and trees bend due to strong winds. Ahead of Fiona's arrival, President Luis Abinader suspended work on Monday and the island placed 13 of its 32 provinces on red alert. IMAGES
Palm trees blow in strong winds as Hurricane Fiona hits Nagua in the north of the Dominican Republic. Ahead of Fiona's arrival in the Dominican Republic, President Luis Abinader suspended all work and the island placed 13 of its 32 provinces, located to the north and east, on red alert. IMAGES
Santo Domingo, Aug 23 (EFE).- Tropical Storm Laura, which as of Sunday afternoon had left at least eight people dead on its passage across the Dominican Republic and Haiti, is strengthening as it heads toward Cuba, while Hurricane Marco is moving through the Gulf of Mexico toward the US Gulf Coast.Laura's path will take it over eastern Cuba with sustained winds of 85 kilometers (53 miles) per hour, a little stronger than they were on Sunday morning, and it will probably move across the entire Antilles island chain, according to the storm's projected path as calculated by the Miami-based National Hurricane Center.(Camera: MARIA MONTECELOS)FOOTAGE SHOWS RESCUE EFFORTS AFTER TROPICAL STORM LAURA´S PASSAGE ACROSS SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic, Jul 31 (EFE) .- Hundreds of Dominicans struggled Friday to recover their belongings, a day after heavy flooding caused by now-hurricane Isaias destroyed houses in Hato Mayor, the most affected city in the country.Isaias, which was a tropical storm when it plowed through Dominican territory, forced the evacuation of 5,210 people across the country and damaged around 1,000 homes, mostly in Hato Mayor, a small agricultural town in the east of Dominican Republic.(Camera: MARIA MONTECELOS)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS IN HATO MAYOR, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
While tension and violence caused by criminal gangs persist in Haiti's capital, in the border province of Dajabon, in the Dominican Republic, commercial exchange continues as normal. Haiti, the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, has been in turmoil for years with armed gangs taking over parts of the country and unleashing brutal violence that has left its economy and public health system in tatters. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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