Dominican rescuers in Port-au-Prince. Photo Tommy Trenchard.
SANTO DOMINGO.- The devastating earthquake of January 12 claimed the lives of around 400 Dominicans, mostly residents and businesspersons in Port-au-Prince.
The figure is from Miguel Martinez Molina, president of the Association of Dominican Residents in Haiti (ADDREH), who said his wife Margarita and their two young daughters were in their home in the sector Route de Freres, when the quake hit.
Martinez, 50, described the situation during the horrific four minutes he and his family went through at the time of the earthquake. “I had to go back into the house to get my wife and daughters out.”
“We were a little tired so we decided not to go to the Caribbean supermarket, which collapsed and in which dozens of people died trapped inside. The wounded were coming out onto the street from the neighboring residences,” he said in an interview for news source diariolibre.com.
Narrating just one of the many stories of horror, Martinez said he heard screaming from the neighbors and motorists who had to abandon their vehicles in the street and continue on foot as the rubble blocked traffic.
He added that Haiti is home to around 15,000 Dominicans, of which the ADDREH groups 600.
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
this would be a low estimate
Written by: generoso, 8 Feb 2010 8:02 AM
From: United States, Quisqueya
I read that as many as 2,000 Dominicans "ladies of the night" that were working in the downtown area of PAP, died as well. Do these don't count in the statistics? Are we so puritan about they kind of business that they were in, as to not even acknowledge them?
Dominican women that participate in the oldest profession are also human beings, and should be treated as such, not shunned like animals.
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
Dominican Chamber of Commerce does not keep those figures
From: Dominican Republic
I don't think a quake in the DR would had killed that many.
In the 2003 Santiago Quake there was one person dead.
From: United States
Roso, I hope that " the sicko " who will not use your comment as an invitation or an excuse to renew his/her anti LION-NEL Fernandez propaganda- the great Latino/Caribbean leader.
E' pa' lante que vamos
- venceremos-
LF es una pesadilla por los ipocritos,los malacriados, los notalgicos , los adictos , y los alcoolicos que solo dicen mentiras de el.
Written by: josean, 8 Feb 2010 12:22 PM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
"LF es una pesadilla por los ipocritos,los malacriados, los notalgicos , los adictos , y los alcoolicos que solo dicen mentiras de el."
Could somebody translate the encrypted code above, into one of the known languages in the UNIVERSE?
From: United States
Tentative Engilsh equivalent:
Lion-nel Fernandez is a nightmare for the hypocrites, the whinners,the nostalgis, the addicts, and the alchoolics who always lie about him
It was not that difficult to translate if one has honorable intent
" He is a nightmare" -He scares the hell out of .
jose n ann, tell me now another joke and tell me when to laugh.
Hope you succeed this time !!!
Written by: josean, 8 Feb 2010 1:56 PM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
!El que se pica es porque ají come!?
From: United States
I have been counting the enemies of LF, one out of a thousand posts.
Vox populi , Vox Dei
Just a faint noise in the forest !
From: United States
Just sleep poor child.
LION-NEL it was just a bad dream !
Written by: josean, 8 Feb 2010 6:40 PM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
I hope your getting paid for all your efforts to defend YOUR MANS integrity form such "minor" crtiques that keep you up at night like Tammy Wynette Standing by her Man!
Written by: josean, 8 Feb 2010 6:50 PM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
LION-NEL it was just a bad dream !
And for you he’s a WET DREAM!
From: United States
stand up comic impersonation failed
access to laughter denied
beep, beep ,beep, beep
From: United States, California
chilll out guysss imao
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I read that as many as 2,000 Dominicans "ladies of the night" that were working in the downtown area of PAP, died as well. Do these don't count in the statistics? Are we so puritan about they kind of business that they were in, as to not even acknowledge them?
Dominican women that participate in the oldest profession are also human beings, and should be treated as such, not shunned like animals.
In the 2003 Santiago Quake there was one person dead.
E' pa' lante que vamos
- venceremos-
LF es una pesadilla por los ipocritos,los malacriados, los notalgicos , los adictos , y los alcoolicos que solo dicen mentiras de el.
"LF es una pesadilla por los ipocritos,los malacriados, los notalgicos , los adictos , y los alcoolicos que solo dicen mentiras de el."
Could somebody translate the encrypted code above, into one of the known languages in the UNIVERSE?
Lion-nel Fernandez is a nightmare for the hypocrites, the whinners,the nostalgis, the addicts, and the alchoolics who always lie about him
It was not that difficult to translate if one has honorable intent
" He is a nightmare" -He scares the hell out of .
jose n ann, tell me now another joke and tell me when to laugh.
Hope you succeed this time !!!
!El que se pica es porque ají come!?
I have been counting the enemies of LF, one out of a thousand posts.
Vox populi , Vox Dei
Just a faint noise in the forest !
LION-NEL it was just a bad dream !
I hope your getting paid for all your efforts to defend YOUR MANS integrity form such "minor" crtiques that keep you up at night like Tammy Wynette Standing by her Man!
LION-NEL it was just a bad dream !
And for you he’s a WET DREAM!
access to laughter denied
beep, beep ,beep, beep