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Local October 25, 2012 | 7:39 am

Hurricane Sandy strengthens, drenches Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo.-The Emergency Operations Center (COE) announced the evacuation of more than 100 people and 23 houses damaged thus far, while the southern and central provinces remain under flash flooding and mudslide alerts as Hurricane Sandy strengthened to Category 2 over mainland Cuba.

COE director Juan Manuel Mendez said swollen rivers in San Juan and Barahona provinces and other areas... Read more