Our neighbor

In response to several inquires, here is short summary of what happened yesterday: Our neighbor, Haiti, as you know, had a serious earthquake. It was felt here in Santo Domingo, as tremors, and we had a brief tsunami watch. The tsunami did not materialize, thankfully. To the best of my knowledge, the Dominican Republic had no earthquake damage, although the quake was felt more strongly on the border areas than in Santo Domingo.


Ten percent of the population here is Haitian, so you can imagine that there is a lot of concern for relatives. 

According to our local news sources, the Domincan Republic is sending aid (water purifiers, search dogs, workers), and receiving patients from Haiti for treatment here, notably injured UN workers.