The tragic toll became greater since the August 14 explosion in San Cristóbal, in the southern part of Dominican Republicless than thirty kilometers from the capital Santo Domingo, with the death toll rising to 32, authorities said on Saturday.
The National Coroner’s Institute has confirmed “32 deaths”, of which “13 bodies were identified and 11 were handed over to their families”.
For its part, the Ministry of Health stated that of the 59 injured, 12 continue to be hospitalizedincluding five in a burn unit.
Julián Garcia, the deputy director of the emergency operations center, said yesterday Friday that investigations were continuing at the scene of the disaster. “Until all the debris has been removed, the search will not stop” to be found missing, he said.
The powerful explosion hit a commercial area of San Cristóbal, the capital of the province of the same name, on Monday at around 15:10 [σ.σ. τοπική ώρα· περί τις 22:10 ώρα Ελλάδας]. The cause of the disaster, which was followed by an extensive fire, remains unknown and authorities say only that they are investigating.
San Cristóbal, with about 700,000 residents, is the fourth most populous province of the Dominican Republic, which shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with Haiti.
Source: News Beast
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