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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- Type d'événement
- Tempête
- Lieu de l'événement
- Dominican Republic
- Date d'activation de la Charte
- 2022-09-20
- Heure d’activation de la location
- 13:53
- Fuseau horaire d'activation de la Charte
- UTC+02:00
- Demandeur de charte
- UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER on behalf of National Emergency Commision of the Dominican Republic
- Identifiant d'activation
- 780
- Gestion de projet
- Ramesh Sivanpillai (University of Wyoming)
- Valeur ajoutée
- Samir Belabbes (UNITAR)