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Cabinet brings assistance to those affected by Hurricane Fiona in María Trinidad Sánchez

Gabinete lleva asistencia a afectados por huracán Fiona en María Trinidad Sánchez

Nagua. The coordinator of the Social Policy Cabinet, Tony Pena, and the administrative ministers of the presidency, José Ignacio Paliza, and interior and police ministers, Jesús (Chú) Vásquez, began this Saturday, in the province of María Trinidad Sánchez, the support work for those affected by Hurricane Fiona after its passing through the eastern part of the country.

The officials arrived at the Olegario Tenares Fortress, in the municipality of Nagua, as representatives of the Executive Power in the area with several trucks full of construction material, food rations, high-cost medicines, and other supplies to be distributed among the population in conditions of social vulnerability through local authorities.

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Officials revealed that with the initiative “Your home first.” launched this Saturday in the municipality of Nagua, it is projected to impact at least 320 families in the area in this first stage.

The Cabinet coordinator assured that surveys have been carried out in the area for several days to determine how many houses need intervention, as well as the type of intervention they need.

In this first intervention of the “First your home” program, the representatives of the Executive Power delivered 13 thousand zinc plates, 10 thousand meters of wood, three thousand food rations, 900 mattresses, among others.

In addition, he assured that during the next week they will continue with the uprisings to continue with the aid from the central government.

“Later, we are also going to carry out an evaluation to deliver the appliances that are needed, so that in two or three weeks there will be no house affected by Hurricane Fiona that has not been intervened by the government of President Luis Abinader,” added Peña.

On your side, the administrative minister of the presidencyia, José Ignacio Paliza, assured that they are working on the quantification of the damage caused by the atmospheric phenomenon in the eight provinces of the East of the country that had a direct impact, while assuring that the population and the different national sectors that the resources economic collected to face the damages will not be wasted.

“Neglect that we have the controls, we will make the efforts of transparency of place and we will work as is customary of this Government at the height of the circumstances”, added Paliza.

Meanwhile, Minister Jesús Vásquez took the opportunity to draw attention to the situation that several communities in the area experience with each storm, rain or hurricane that reaches Dominican territory, while emphasizing that it is necessary to bring definitive solutions to this situation.

“There are three places, specifically, where you should think about the solution of a housing project for those people who are in Islita, Juncal and Boba that every time a phenomenon comes the same situation occurs,” he recommended.

In addition, the coordinator of the Social Policy Cabinet, Tony Peña, toured various affected areas in the María Trinidad Sánchez province to verify first-hand the needs of citizens in conditions of extreme social vulnerability after the passage of Hurricane Fiona, and to leave Reconstruction work has begun on the field.

It is recalled that since Hurricane Fiona passed through the eastern part of the country, on Monday the 19th of this month, the Social Policy Office activated all its personnel to come to the aid of those affected, as well as collaborated with other institutions such as the Ministry of Public Health to which he donated last Thursday a millionaire shipment of high-cost medicines and medical supplies to be distributed in hospitals in the eight provinces declared in a state of emergency due to the damage caused by the phenomenon.

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