Many ocoeños want to sell their homes for fear of the earthquake

Although in this population have had a four to five of the mirrors caused after the earthquake of 5.3 degrees on the scale of Richter on Thursday, the ocoeños, some say because we escape from it, some are still fearful of another shock and others want to sell their homes.

While Juan Anselmo Arias, ocoeño that works in the Institute seismological of the University autonomous of Santo Domingo UASD, interviewed by telephone by this journalist, reported that although these replicas in Ocoa, have felt people should not panic and have patience.

"Despite the alarm, we ask people not to sell their properties and not leave ocoa and to take into account that there is a failure is a reality and to live with it", said Arias.

Recalled that in 1962 strong tremor recorded in the country caused serious cracking buildings here, as the school Luisa Ozema Pellerano, that this time it also became u000aaffected, the Manicera, the Catholic Church, the agricultural Bank, among others.

Said that you organizing a Conference on the seismic situation of the province, in charge of the Ocoeños Association in Santo Domingo. He indicated that the failure of Ocoa is active and has energy, which should be taken home to build homes and be supervised by the Mayor and the engineers.

While the President of the Civil Defense in Ocoa, Alcibíades Santana, reported cracked buildings are habitable except a residence located on 16th Street in August, which requires strengthening of its structure, as determined technicians from the Office national seismic evaluation, who yesterday came to evaluate the buildings affected.

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