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GLIDE Record	(5096 of 8311)
Event: FL Flood Number: 2004-000028 Country: DOM Dominican Republic Location: Date (YMD): 2004-5-25 Time: Duration: Magnitude: Information Source: IFRC Comments: Two weeks of heavy rain in the Dominican Republic resulted in sudden serious flooding affecting most of the country. The areas reporting the worst damage include the northeast, southeast, west and eastern valley of Ciboa, with the area of Jimani, near the border with Haiti, being the worst hit (the Jimani River burst its banks on Monday at dawn). As a result, water hurtled through the homes in the nearby valley flooding hundreds of homes, and sweeping away whole families. Aproximate Location::   THIS DISASTER ON THE INTERNET:	Useful Links: Back to Search results New Search Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Related Records: Same Event in other Countries: FL-2004-000028-HTI Flood,Haiti: More than 50 people were killed in the town of Fonds Verettes (north-west of Port-au-Prince) and the surrounding countryside because of floods. In Port-au-Prince, flood waters have inundated some streets and seriously damaged houses in the outskirts of the capital.