Low-Cost Government Diners Take Food to Communities Affected by Rains

Low-Cost Government Diners Take Food to Communities Affected by Rains
Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo 25/Oct/12

The State’s Low-Cost Diners activated their food assistance planto provide relief to the thousands of families in communities affected by rains in the country, due to the vast cloud cover left by Hurricane Sandy.

President Danilo Medina Sánchez gave precise instructions to Low-Cost Diner Administrator Ramón María Rodríguez(Monchy) to assist families in precarious situations due to flooding.

President Danilo Medina Sánchez gave precise instructions to Low-Cost Diner Administrator Ramón María Rodríguez(Monchy) to assist families in precarious situations due to flooding.

Toward that end, the director of this social service entitysaid that already about ninemobile kitchenunitshave beendistributedto an equal numberofprovinces, including those foundDajabón, SantiagoRodríguez, Santiagode los Caballeros, SanCristóbal, SanJosé deOcoa, SanJuan dela Maguana, ElíasPiña, Barahonaandthe LaBarquita sector inthe municipality of SantoDomingo East, Santo Domingoprovince. Rodríguez said that the agency he directs has supplies and thelogistical capacityto carry out thePresident’s directivesto providefood to families in need.

In addition to food assistance through the Mobile Food Program (Spanish acronym PAM), the Low-Cost Diners also deliver rations containing basic family food stuffs to families that have been displaced by the floods.

As reported by theEmergencyOperations Center(COE), some1,625 people have been displaced, 62 communities are isolated and 125 houses have been affected.

Meanwhile,10 provincesare on red alert and 11 are on yellow alert.