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A man who carried his 6-year-old son on his back also lost him to the flood, Vidal said.
"The child said, 'Daddy, I'm slipping. Daddy, I'm slipping,'" Vidal said.
"A lot of people had to choose between losing one child and losing another one," said Liony Batista, a project manager for Food for the Poor, an international Christian relief organization. Batista said 200 homes were destroyed in Bonao alone.
At least 50,500 Dominicans fled their homes, 12,000 of which were damaged, said Luis Antonio Luna, head of the Emergencies Commission. Flooding also forced the evacuation of about 1,000 prisoners from a prison north of the Dominican capital.-USA today
Reading that was a bit compelling I had no idea about was was going on until my aunt from D.R called and told me the the horrific news.The terrible storm hit several spots in the Caribbean including my native country so I felt it was only right to inform you guys of a place were u can donate to help with the relief efforts.
http://www.foodforthepoor.org
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