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Duvergé, Dominican Republic.- Lake Enriquillo’s encroachment continues unchecked and now threatens to engulf part of the lakeside road at the community Las Baitoas, southwestern Independencia province.
Residents fear waking with the water to their necks one day, which for them could mean the end of their lives and livelihood.
Community activist Andrés Pérez is no stranger to the struggles of his native province, and warns the authorities to solve the situation once and for all to halt the Lake’s advancing waters.
He said only two of the lake’s original three islands remain from the flooding, after one was submerged under water. "It’s really amazing what’s happening as Lake Enriquillo’s waters are now one meter from the road which crosses Las Baitoas to Jimaní. We thought this thing wouldn’t happen, but we already have the water almost in the town and in Boca de Cachon."
Perez said a section of the road needs to be rebuilt a few hundred meters toward the foothills to allow vehicle traffic. "If a new road isn’t built at the foot of the mountain in time, we will have go around to Neiba to reach Jimaní and Haiti," a detour of at least 100 kilometers.
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We can see the "efficient" PLD Mafia has been right on top of the situation during their last 8 Narco-Years!
"We can see the "efficient" PLD Mafia has been right on top of the situation during their last 8 Narco-Years!"
And just WTF do you expect them to do?
It is a Huge lake that is Flooding. What is the solution that your great Hippo and his P.R.D. have for this problem?
Lets hear it SFB!!!
The Area around Lago Enriquillo was never a densely forested area not that it would have mattered. Even the most densely forested areas have floods as well.
It is amazing how people insist on looking for some evil cause by man when thinks happen.
The simple fact is that they have had unusually high rainfall. Happened before. Will happen again.
"The Area around Lago Enriquillo was never a densely forested area"
True, because of the low precipitation rates for the area, making it semi-arid. However the lake is feed by rivers whose catchment is in the mountains to the north, which have much higher precipitation rates, and were previously forested. Deforestation has caused erosion bringing more silt into the lake, which is one of the factors contributing to the flooding.
Yes there has been increased rainfall, and also less evaporation due to milder temperatures, and there may also be other factors, so it is not just a simple matter of increased rainfall as you claim. Yes it probably has happened before and will probably happen again, so all the more reason why it is unsuitable for housing or farming (since the lake is very saline), and should be a flora and fauna reserve.
There is no "overflow" from the lake, since it is at the lowest point, and is below sea-level. Also it is not suitable for irrigation since it is more saline than seawater.
Now Josean is blaming PLD for the flooding of lake enriquillo?
I am going to send him right away over there with a bucket, so he can clean that mess over there!
:)
¡Querían Moraó, Cojan Moraó!