Lake reclaims its bed
In Mal Paso, Jimani, in the Deep South along the Haitian border, the Azuei Lake has reclaimed some of its former lakebed, flooding homes, farms and nearly trapping the bi-national marketplace. According to reports, the body of water, once part of the Enriquillo Lake and now mostly in Haiti, holds the waters from heavy rains that have fallen in the recent months. According to the Listin Diario, the lake has reclaimed some three square kilometers of Dominican territory, and flooded the Center for Exports and Investment offices in Jimani, as well as the office of the Ministry of Agriculture’s Department of Vegetable and Animal Health and the offices of the Specialized Corps of Frontier Security (Cesfront). The roof of the Customs office is barely above water.
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The bi-national marketplace is surrounded by waters that apparently are rising on a daily basis. To save the marketplace, the locals have brought [...]
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