Lluvias dejan primera víctima, anciano por crecida arroyo en Hato Mayor

HERD MAYOR.-  An elderly man was trapped amid the currents of tiger shark creek at Villa Ortega of Hato Mayor industry died, while major sectors are Flooded in San Pedro de Macoris, La Romana, Sabana de la Mar, Ramon Santana and El Seibo.

The victim was only identified as Chichi Reyes, who was unable to leave the house by the water hammer that stuck home, located at the edge of the bank of tiger shark, a stream which rises in the steep mountains from The Spotted.

His body was taken to the hospital morgue Leopoldo Martinez, while relief agencies began in the morning, to evacuate residents in the area where the waters do not allow the passage of vehicles or pedestrians.

Press report from San Pedro de Macoris, realize that since last night downpours have caused flooding in several neighborhoods, and among the hardest hit cite Placer Bonito, Kennedy, Pedro Justo Carrion, Mexico, Villa Municipal and others.

Committee last night Prevention, Mitigation and Response (PMR) was meeting to assess the situation.

This Saturday, at the local Civil Defense, located in Santa Fe Road, were assembled leading authorities, including Governor Felix de los Santos; Pablo Polanco, regional director of the Civil Defense; Mayor Tony Echavarria and representatives of other institutions.

Heavy rains fall from last night at all locations East, causing disruptions in product transit floods in different ways.

center of the city of San Pedro de Macoris seems Firth by the large amount of accumulated water, mainly Independence and General Cabral avenues besides the intersection of the streets Duarte, President Henriquez, Maria Trinidad Sanchez and Salvador Reyes Valdez or 20th Street in Miramar.