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05/27/2004:

"2,000 Dead - Haiti and Dominican Republic flood"

Haiti and Dominican Republic reel from deluge
The death toll from mudslides and flooding in the Dominican Republic and Haiti soared to around 2,000 last night as rescuers discovered more than 1,000 bodies in a ruined Haitian town. The border region between the two Caribbean countries, which share the island of Hispaniola, has been devastated by water and mudslides which have engulfed the area after 10 days of heavy rain. Entire villages have been swept away by a vast tide of mud miles long and several hundred metres wide. www.guardian.co.uk

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Thursday, May 27th, julian mottley posted:

there is no known way to prepare for such weather but we in this corner of the pray for a speedy recovery from the period of mourning, to the period of economic stability.