Dominican Republic
 Authorities report that several areas are flooded, roads are blocked, certain buildings and homes damaged, and some coastal communities are lacking electricity services and many areas don’t have phone service.
In total, reports show 993 affected homes, 1,474 people moved to family homes, 98 people in shelters, 15 communities lacking communication, 58 damaged aqueducts, affecting 1,452,000 users. The Dominican Red Cross has been working on supporting shelter administration, rescue services, and epidemic controls and water and sanitation.
Several rivers, streams and canals have flooded in the east and northeast provinces of the country. The hurricane affected 40 aqueducts, which has left some 600,000 people without water and about 60,000 without electricity.
A large number of houses that are located next to bodies of water and were constructed with low-quality materials have been devastated by the floods.
Maria has destroyed 110 homes, damaged 570 and flooded another 3,723, according to the Emergency Operations Center. At least 20 of the country's 32 provinces are on red alert over further floods.
In the Dominican Republic, more than 71 percent of the population lacks a house built with adequate materials, according to Oxfam.
Hurricane Maria has caused the displacement of some 20,000 people, half of which remain in shelters while others are staying with relatives. Please help bring relief to this devastated Island State.   
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