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Hurricane Fiona in Dominican Republic

Hurricane Fiona unleashed heavy rain on the Dominican Republic,as it made landfall on 19 September.

The storm displaced more than 12,400 people, caused landslides, fallen bridges, road blockages, power outages, interrupted telecommunications, and overflowing dams .

Authorities closed ports and beaches; a tourist pier in the town of Miches was badly damaged by high waves. At least four international airports were closed.

The Dominican Red Cross activated and deployed national teams to carry out sectoral assessments and interventions in health, water, sanitation and hygiene promotion and psychosocial support; especially in the provinces that were most impacted.

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事件类型:	Floods
事件地点:	Dominican Republic
启动宪章的日期:	2022-09-20
宪章启动时间:	18:22
宪章启动时区:	UTC+02:00
宪章要求者:	UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER on behalf of National Emergency Commision of the Dominican Republic
启动ID:	780
项目经理:	Ramesh Sivanpillai (University of Wyoming)
act-value-adders:	Samir Belabbes (UNITAR)