The same story repeats itself again when it rains in the Ozama riverbank; Its residents do not sleep for fear of dying dragged by the flooding of the river and seeing how they lose all their belongings due to the contaminated waters.
The worst thing about the situation is how they say they have become accustomed to living in the midst of uncertainty, adding the false hope of finishing being relocated as the Government promised them, to Carlos Morilloa community in the La Lina sector, has been waiting for solutions for 20 years. He said he felt totally hopeless.
He alerted the authorities that the situation of those who live in the area is not resolved with packets of raw food but by removing them from the mud in which they live like pigs.
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Josefa Gonzalezwho also lives in the same sector, narrated how, full of helplessness, she saw the loss of all her appliances, which she claimed to have borrowed them. “When the news comes that water is coming, I have nothing more to do. I’ll stay here until the water hits me around the waist and whatever God wants,” he said.
The woman, who claimed to have lived in the area for 30 years, collects plastics to avoid being swept away by the river currents and sells them to be able to supply herself since she lives alone and has no other income.
Other sectors with homes under the waters of the Ozama include: Capotillo, Simón Bolívar, Gualey, Las Cañitas, in the National District; Ribera del Ozama, El Dique, Arrozal, in Santo Domingo Este, as well as Los Coordinadores, Las Cucarachas, Acapulco, El Tamarindo, in Santo Domingo Norte.
Streets in very bad condition
Another factor that affects the aforementioned sectors is the holes with standing water and garbage which prevents greater vehicle flow due to clogged drains.
More affected areas
In the Invi-Dorex residential complex located in the Hipódromo V Centenario, they are experiencing an ordeal due to the large number of clogged filters, causing flooding and an accumulation of garbage in the surroundings of the houses due to the downpours.
There are five filters located between blocks 22 and 21, which do not receive maintenance and constantly emanate wastewater, causing houses to flood when it rains.
On streets 12, 14, 16 of Cañada del Diablo located in Villa Duarte, Santo Domingo Este, its residents live the same ordeal. Their trousseaus are damaged by the floods despite winning the sanitation of the same in the drawing for works carried out by the City Council of Santo Domingo Este.
For those affected, each announcement of an atmospheric phenomenon means losses, effort and, above all, living in the midst of fear, which is why they once again ask for consolation from the authorities to resolve the cases.
