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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Y. Martn Adames Alcntara

Experts say a wall that collapsed and killed 9 in the Dominican Republic capital was poorly built

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A concrete wall along an avenue in the Dominican Republic's capital that collapsed over the weekend and killed nine people during heavy rains was poorly designed, experts said Monday.

The government of the Caribbean country has come under scrutiny, with experts saying they had warned more than 20 years ago about the wall’s failures and lack of effort to fix them.

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