Evening star
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1946-08-06/ed-1/?sp=4
In contextEn contexto
Rafael Trujillo ruled for 31 years. US papers reported the 1930 hurricane that leveled Ciudad Trujillo, the 1937 Haitian massacre, sugar commerce, WWII U-boat sinkings, Tito Mella's Compañía Naviera Dominicana shipping fleet, and Trujillo's Washington lobbying.Rafael Trujillo gobernó durante 31 años. La prensa informó sobre el huracán de 1930, la masacre de 1937, el azúcar, hundimientos de submarinos en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la flota de la Compañía Naviera Dominicana de Tito Mella.
More on The Trujillo EraMás sobre La era de Trujillo
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SummaryResumen
The Evening Star reported that President Rafael Trujillo directed relief operations across the Dominican Republic following a severe earthquake, deploying the military, police, and Red Cross to stricken communities including Matanzas, Nagua, Moca, and San Francisco de Macoris. Santiago suffered extensive building damage and one death, while another casualty occurred in San Francisco de Macoris. Neighboring Haiti reported minor effects in Port-au-Prince but significant destruction across northern border towns.
El *Evening Star* informó que el mandatario Rafael Trujillo encabezó personalmente las labores de rescate en toda la República Dominicana a raíz del feroz terremoto, comisionando tropas del ejército, agentes policiales y brigadas de la Cruz Roja a las poblaciones más flageladas, entre ellas Matanzas, Nagua, Moca y San Francisco de Macorís. En Santiago se verificaron serios derrumbes y una víctima fatal, registrándose otro muerto en San Francisco de Macorís. En el colindante territorio de Haití se sintieron efectos menores en Puerto Príncipe, pero se reportaron considerables averías en los distritos de la frontera norte.
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hard hit by Sunday's catastrophe
Most of the suffering was reported
to be in the interior of the country.
Chambers of Commerce of the
Spanish and Dominican colonies
and the Association of Architects
and Engineers have offered their co
operation to the government in
saving and reconstructing damaged
buildings.
1 Advices from Haiti, where
communications have been re
established, said Sunday’s quake
did little damage to Port au
Prince, but caused considerable
damage in the smaller towns.
<In the northern section of
Haiti nearest the Dominican Re
public more than 50 houses were
reported badly damaged and sev
eral churches were devastated.
In the village of Le Borgne, nine
houses were wrecked with a loss
of approximately $25,000.»
Services Stand By to Aid.
In the Dominican capital Presi
dent Raphael Trujillo Molina
directed the dispatching of aid to
the stricken regions, while officials
of the army, police force. Are de
partment and Red Cross stood by in
Mosa, San Francisco de Macoris.
Matanzas and the Nagua regions
to aid the populace.
Another severely hit section was
Santiago, which, with a population
of 50.000, waa the largest city in
the affected area. Reports reaching
here said many buildings were top
pled or damaged and one person
was killed. Another death was re
ported in San Francisco de Macoris
Fordham U. Seismologist
Reports Two More Quakes
NEW YORK. Aug. 8 (Ah.The Rev.
Joseph J. Lynch, Fordham Univer
sity seismologist, today reported two
additional earthquakes from the
Caribbean Sea were recorded on
Monday.
How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo
Evening star. (1946). Washington, D.C., 1946-08-06. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1946-08-06/ed-1/?sp=4
ReferencesReferencias
Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1946-08-06.
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