{"id":40649,"date":"2011-07-28T11:45:40","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T15:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=40649"},"modified":"2011-07-28T14:14:45","modified_gmt":"2011-07-28T18:14:45","slug":"update-matthieu-dam-collapses-layou-valley-declared-a-disaster-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/general\/update-matthieu-dam-collapses-layou-valley-declared-a-disaster-area\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Matthieu Dam collapses; Layou Valley declared a disaster area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40682\" title=\"layou\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou2.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traffic in the area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40684\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-40684\" title=\"layou1\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Curious onlookers in the area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40692\" title=\"layou6\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou6-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou6.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40694\" title=\"layou8\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou8-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou8-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou8.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40697\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40697\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-40697\" title=\"layou9\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou9-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou9-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou9-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/layou9.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The broken bridge near Glo Chaud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Disaster officials on the island are describing the collapse of the Matthieu Dam as an \u201cecological disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The dam collapsed around midnight last night unleashing a torrent of flood waters down the Layou River area.<\/p>\n<p>Acting Disaster Coordinator Don Coriette says the Layou River Bridge has been partially washed away in the process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to caution persons not to venture in that area and motorists will not be able to use that road from the Layou end and also the Pond Case end. Everyone should allow our emergency officials to conduct their duties properly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Corriette says the area has been declared a disaster area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want the general public to stay away from the area as much as possible because we do not want something else to happen and then people get injured. Stay away from the Layou Valley area where the disaster has occurred,\u201d he cautioned.<\/p>\n<p>Meantime Parliamentary Representative for Layou Kelver Darroux said one gentleman has been rescued and taken to the country\u2019s main hospital for further evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>Darroux said it is a sad day for the people of his community and government will continue to ensure that Layou and the other affected areas will be brought back to normalcy.<\/p>\n<p>He said evaluation on loss of property is still being evaluated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA large volume of water came down earlier and it is a very tragic situation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Disaster officials on the island are describing the collapse of the Matthieu Dam as an \u201cecological disaster.\u201d The dam collapsed around midnight last night unleashing a torrent of flood waters down the Layou River area. 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