Dominican Republic

19 June 2012

Communities and the Red Cross continue the battle against cholera

In October 2010, the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Public Health raised the first cholera alert and subsequently reported the country’s first case the following month.
In the Dominican Republic, ‘we have to imagine ourselves in Haitians’ shoes’
23 February 2010

In the Dominican Republic, ‘we have to imagine ourselves in Haitians’ shoes’

“I felt the quake at my home in San Cristobal but I never imagined it would be as disastrous as this,” says Elizabeth Payamo, a 17-year-old volunteer with the ...
Working shoulder to shoulder in Hispaniola
9 June 2004

Working shoulder to shoulder in Hispaniola

In the town of Pedernales, on the border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the Red Cross principle of Universality is clearly understood.
As water in Jimaní recedes, destruction becomes clear
1 June 2004

As water in Jimaní recedes, destruction becomes clear

Jimaní is dry now, but the marks left by the recent floods will remain for a long time: not only on the ground, the broken trees, damaged houses and mud-covered ...
26 May 2004

Hundreds killed or missing in Hispaniola floods

More than 500 people have died and hundreds more are missing as a result of the heavy rains and flooding that have lashed the Caribbean island of Hispaniola since ...
25 May 2004

Deadly rains hit Dominican Republic and Haiti

At least 150 people have lost their lives in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and more than 300 are believed to be missing after both countries were hit by ...
Heavy rains and floods hit Dominican Republic
26 November 2003

Heavy rains and floods hit Dominican Republic

At least nine people have died and more than 47,000 have been forced to leave their homes as a result of heavy rains and floods that have swept across the north of ...
Battling floods and disease in the Dominican Republic
30 October 2002

Battling floods and disease in the Dominican Republic

Every time it rains in the poor neighbourhood of Ribera del Ozama, on the outskirts of Santo Domingo, Aida Montero´s home fills with dark, stinking water.

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