Rivière Soliette Explained

Rivière Soliette
Name Other:	Arroyo Blanco
Pushpin Map:	Dominican Republic
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of mouth
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Haiti (Rivière Soliette), Dominican Republic (Arroyo Blanco)

The Rivière Soliette (in Haiti) or Arroyo Blanco (in the Dominican Republic) is a river in the southwest of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. On 24 May 2004, it overran its banks resulting in the death of over one thousand individuals, with hundreds more injured and homeless near the city of Jimani.^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

18.4833°N -121°W

Notes and References

1. News: Arroyo Blanco. Washington Post.
2. Web site: Torrential rains and flooding in the Dominican Republic . www.paho.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040620181100/http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PED/dor0504.htm . 2004-06-20.
3. Web site: Hundreds feared dead in Caribbean floods - Americas - World - the Ind… . https://archive.today/20130827011747/http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article61988.ece . 27 August 2013 . dead.