LI Phil
(User)
Thu May 27 2004 12:37 AM
Re: Haiti/Dominican Deaths

C-"I",

Yeah, I was gonna include PR along with Hispaniola as one of those geographically at-risk areas. It's extremely fortunate that there was only one death from that recent system. Of course, in PR the radio/media are much better than in Haiti & DR. There are many villages that either can't receive radio signals, or there isn't any electricity at all, so they are left relatively unprepared. Also, it is my understanding that the storm wasn't that "bad" before sunset, so a number of the now dead went to bed thinking all was OK, only to be literally swept away and to their deaths in the wee hours of the morning, when several rivers left their banks. Glad you came out OK, "See-I"



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