Dozens Killed as Torrential Rains Pummel Dominican Republic, Haiti

"Torrential rainfall and severe flooding on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, home to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, killed two dozen people over the weekend, according to local authorities.
At least 21 individuals, including three children, died in the Dominican Republic after the island was pummeled by heavy rain, which flooded homes, triggered power outages and damaged roadways. The death toll includes nine people who were killed after a highway tunnel collapsed onto cars in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic.....The Emergency Operations Center of the Dominican Republic said over 2,500 citizens had to be rescued by protection agencies during the storm." AP