Increase to 22, dead from the wreck in Samana

Relief agencies regained at noon yesterday three bodies corresponding to two women and a man, and was only identified on Maria Altagracia Almánzar, in 30 years, resident in San Francisco de Macorís; while the other was not possible, by its advanced state of decomposition.

With this finding added 22 localized bodies, 10 women and 12 men, while they believe that they are still missing at least 29 castaways, according to the report by Vice Admiral of the Navy, Luis Castro, who is in charge of rescue operations. Meanwhile, dozens of people were presented to the beach East of Sabana de la Mar, in the hope of receiving news of their missing relatives, Acapulco.

The found bodies were tight clothes and they were taken to the morgue of the hospital Elupina lamb here, belonging to Hato Mayor province. The rescue efforts are confronting problems, due to the u000alack of fuel, which has been supplied by the municipal mayor, Aura Saldaña, but the petrol station suffered damage.

Several ships, among them the boat fast of the Corps of firefighters of Sabana de la Mar, they were stranded in the Bay of Samana due to lack of fuel. Two helicopters of the Dominican area force were observed in the rescue efforts. Four hospitalized people still remain in the health center. Vice Admiral Castro said that there are few possibilities that are surviving, by the turbulent sea was the day of the tragedy.

Missing persons include Idalia Claudio, Vicenta Ramírez, Luis Lora, Eduardo Héctor de Jesús Reyes, Pedro Luis de Jesus Reyes, Pedro Rafael Mercedes and Rafael Antonio Calderón. Relatives of the victims are extremely impatient and accuse authorities of the Navy be doing little or nothing to establish the whereabouts of corpses and u000asurvivors. Participate in the rescue efforts in addition the Ministry of health, the Corps of firefighters and the Red Cross.

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