Article: Tropical Storm Odette soaks Dominican Republic as thousands flee homes, at least two dead

JOSE MONEGRO, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
12-07-2003
Dateline: SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic
Tropical Storm Odette crept over the Dominican Republic and out to the open Atlantic on Sunday after unleashing torrential rains that prompted thousands to flee their homes and left at least two dead.

A 58-year-old woman, Ondina Guzman, was locked inside her home and drowned early Sunday in the rising floodwaters, said Vice Adm. Radhames Lora Salcedo, chief of the National Emergency Commission. He said the woman's son reportedly left her with a lock on the door and went out for drinks in San Cristobal, some 15 miles (25 kilometers) west of Santo Domingo.

Police also said a 41-year-old ...

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