Whatever happened to Dominican Republic? Isn't it located on the same island Haiti?

[Xellos2099]

I have been watching Haiti coverage for days now ans there is something that really puzzle me. Whatever happen to Dominican Republic and how come news agency didn't even mention a word of it? Isn't it the country that is located on the SAME island as Haiti? Even if Dominican Republic was not badly damage by the earthquake, shouldn't the news agency, at the very least, made a mention that Dominican Republic is safe and sound?

All I can see is Liberal bias toward Haiti, one of the poorest country in the world.

 

[spidey07]

It's on the same island, on the east side. I've heard mention of it in the news, business as usual over there. Been there many times.

DR is pretty damn poor as well but they make a ton from tourism and their awesome beaches.

 

[Avvocato Effetti]

I was wondering the same thing.

I know people that have property there.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Earthquakes have a "ground zero" and then the effects can be felt within a certain radius. DR is outside that radius.

 

[Slick5150]

Umm.. It IS all over the news. Mainly because Haitians are flooding across the border to get help. The reality is the Dominican Republic didn't suffer much of any damage. The buildings shook a bit, but that was it.

so now they are dealing with Haitians coming to find medical attention, food, etc..

 

[Zargon]

yeah I read a few blog posts etc that said it felt like a tremor in the DR

 

[Lemon law]

I Agree with IceBergSLim, the Haiti quake had a shallow epicenter, only five miles deep, so almost all the damage was limited to close effects.

 

[Patranus]

I Agree with IceBergSLim, the Haiti quake had a shallow epicenter, only five miles deep, so almost all the damage was limited to close effects.

Not to mention much of their construction consisted of concrete which didn't have rebar reinforcement. Probably the stupidest method of construction on earth as concrete has great compression strength but is very brittle.

 

[dank69]

Not to mention much of their construction consisted of concrete which didn't have rebar reinforcement. Probably the stupidest method of construction on earth as concrete has great compression strength but is very brittle.

Thanks for that lesson, there might be some 5 year olds browsing ATOT that didn't already know this.

 

[StageLeft]

Didn't use rebar because it's a poor country I would guess.

 

[Zargon]

Thanks for that lesson, there might be some 5 year olds browsing ATOT that didn't already know this.

I'm sure tons of people were confused that concrete stuff isnt inherantly strong, just like how probably 75% of this forum is unable to change their cars oil

 

[dank69]

I'm sure tons of people were confused that concrete stuff isnt inherantly strong, just like how probably 75% of this forum is unable to change their cars oil

Okay, i'll take your word for it, but his comment also has 0% relevance to the topic.

 

[DrPizza]

Yeah, OP, now that you mention it...


And how come, the last time there was a major Earthquake in San Francisco, there was no coverage of the damage in Los Angeles? They're in the same state!
(just making the same point that's already been made.)

 

[woolfe9999]

The quake did not affect TDR. TDR, though a developing country, is much better off than Haiti. I am told by an American who lived in TDR for 11 years and visited Haiti often that the cultures are very different between the two. Haiti's relationship with TDR has been on again off again hostile and friendly.

Much of the relief effort is coming in through roads from TDR, mainly from foreign aid that could not land or dock in Haiti because of its poor and damaged infrustructure. However, some of the roads on the Haiti side are damaged and there isn't that many routes, so those are very bottlenecked.

- wolf

 

[Patranus]

Okay, i'll take your word for it, but his comment also has 0% relevance to the topic.

Haiti has no national building code.
The Dominican Republic does have a national building code.

 

[CanOWorms]

As for why Haiti is much less developed, Haiti was under the French while the Dominican Republic was primarily under the Spanish.

The French forced Haiti to pay for its abolition of slavery when the Haitian slaves rebelled. The payment for ending slavery continued into the 20th century. This payment seriously setback the economic development of the country.

 

[feralkid]

I'm sure tons of people were confused that concrete stuff isnt inherantly strong, just like how probably 75% of this forum is unable to change their cars oil

Or use an apostrophe.

 

[abaez]

http://www.slate.com/id/2241439/

The Dominican Republic seems to have emerged relatively unscathed. How come?

Because its population centers are so far east. Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic's capital and its largest city, is about 150 miles east of Port-au-Prince, while the earthquake was centered about 10 miles west of the Haitian capital. Naturally, the effects of a quake get weaker the further one gets from the center.

This map shows how strong the vibrations were in different areas of the island during the initial quake. Shaking intensity is measured both by the speed of the Earth's movement, or "peak ground velocity," and by a subjective measurement called the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, based on how the tremor "feels." In Port-au-Prince, the quake rated an "X," meaning the shaking was "violent" or "extreme." In Santo Domingo, by contrast, the quake rated a "III," meaning the vibrations felt "similar to the passing of a truck."

 

[Gardener]

Haiti has no national building code.
The Dominican Republic does have a national building code.

+1 devil government

-1 dipshit

 

[yankeesfan]

+1 devil government

-1 dipshit

You have just used up your allotted one post per year.

 

[Kadarin]

As for why Haiti is much less developed, Haiti was under the French while the Dominican Republic was primarily under the Spanish.

The French forced Haiti to pay for its abolition of slavery when the Haitian slaves rebelled. The payment for ending slavery continued into the 20th century. This payment seriously setback the economic development of the country.

You sure about that? I had thought that the Haitian slaves made a pact with the Devil to get their independence. If this is the case, why the hell would they have to pay the French?

 

[Muse]

I have been watching Haiti coverage for days now ans there is something that really puzzle me. Whatever happen to Dominican Republic and how come news agency didn't even mention a word of it? Isn't it the country that is located on the SAME island as Haiti? Even if Dominican Republic was not badly damage by the earthquake, shouldn't the news agency, at the very least, made a mention that Dominican Republic is safe and sound?

All I can see is Liberal bias toward Haiti, one of the poorest country in the world.

On the network news coverage by NBC last night there was some coverage of the Dominican Republic's role in the relief efforts.

 

[Ns1]

The quake did not affect TDR. TDR, though a developing country, is much better off than Haiti. I am told by an American who lived in TDR for 11 years and visited Haiti often that the cultures are very different between the two. Haiti's relationship with TDR has been on again off again hostile and friendly.

Much of the relief effort is coming in through roads from TDR, mainly from foreign aid that could not land or dock in Haiti because of its poor and damaged infrustructure. However, some of the roads on the Haiti side are damaged and there isn't that many routes, so those are very bottlenecked.

- wolf

...or because the citizens have blockaded the roads with corpses. Yeah that'll speed up recovery efforts!

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60D6F920100114

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Angry Haitians set up roadblocks with corpses in Port-au-Prince to protest at the delay in emergency aid reaching them after a devastating earthquake, an eyewitness said,

 

[colonel]

last night I red something interesting about Dominica and Haiti, air picture showed the border with Haiti and Dominica no trees in Haiti side , Dominica is green like Cuba and P Rico. The mountain blocks the rain from the East and the Haiti soil is very thin like dust, however Dominica is very good for planting. I was in P Rico last year and I saw a LOT of produce from Dominica and none from Haiti. 2 cents

 

[feralkid]

last night I red something interesting about Dominica and Haiti, air picture showed the border with Haiti and Dominica no trees in Haiti side , Dominica is green like Cuba and P Rico. The mountain blocks the rain from the East and the Haiti soil is very thin like dust, however Dominica is very good for planting. I was in P Rico last year and I saw a LOT of produce from Dominica and none from Haiti. 2 cents

Geography Fail.

It is The Dominican Republic.


Dominica is an entirely different island.