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Local June 4, 2013 | 10:30 am

Lake Enriquillo swelling floods more than 18,000 hectares: Bishop

BARAHONA, Dominican Republic.- The swelling of Lake Enriquillo has flooded more than 18,000 hectares of various crops, while 535 families at Boca de Cachon, Jimaní had to be relocated as floodwaters threatens their homes.

Barahona diocese bishop Rafael Leonidas Felipe Nuñez voiced the warning after a meeting with members of the committee in charge of monitoring the lake’s sta... Read more