Rivière Soliette

River in Haiti , Dominican Republic
Rivière Soliette is located in the Dominican Republic
Rivière Soliette
Location of mouth
LocationCountryHaiti (Rivière Soliette), Dominican Republic (Arroyo Blanco)

The Rivière Soliette (in Haiti) or Arroyo Blanco (in the Dominican Republic) is a river in the southwest of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. On 24 May 2004, it overran its banks resulting in the death of over one thousand individuals, with hundreds more injured and homeless near the city of Jimani.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Arroyo Blanco". Washington Post.
  2. ^ "Torrential rains and flooding in the Dominican Republic". www.paho.org. Archived from the original on 2004-06-20.
  3. ^ "Hundreds feared dead in Caribbean floods - Americas - World - the Ind…". Archived from the original on 27 August 2013.

18°29′N 71°50′W / 18.483°N 71.833°W / 18.483; -71.833


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