00:00 The Dominican Republic witnessed unprecedented rainfall causing intense loss of lives and
00:12 properties.
00:20 On Sunday, Dominican Republic authorities said that at least 21 people have died after
00:25 heavy rains the day before that have displaced thousands of residents.
00:41 In a report issued on Sunday, the Emergency Operations Center said that over 13,000 people
00:48 in the Caribbean country had to move to more secure areas after torrential rains flooded
00:53 homes, caused power outages and damaged bridges and parts of roads.
00:58 The COE confirmed that a total of 21 people have lost their lives.
01:11 The National Police said that the storm's victims include nine people who died on Saturday
01:16 after rains caused the wall of a highway tunnel to collapse onto their cars.
01:29 Videos on social media showed rushing water dragging cars down on streets and flooding
01:33 ground floors of buildings.
01:42 The COE said that over 2,500 had to be rescued by protection agencies and over 2,600 homes
01:48 had been impacted by the storm.
01:57 According to the COE report, 45 communities were without communication as of Sunday afternoon.
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