May 2004 Caribbean floods with over 1,300 homes being destroyed and about 2,000 people being killed. Due to this destruction, nearly 15,000 people were displaced with nowhere to live. The area that felt the worst of the flooding was the town of Jimaní, near the border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. In fact, the destruction present at Jimaní was so bad that Dominican president Hipolito Mejia declared a national day of mourning after seeing the effects of the storm. A broad low pressure area developed over Central America on May 19, accompanied by heavy rainfall. The system drifted eastward into the Caribbean Sea,
Michel Richard Citronelle Outstanding Chef, and "Citronelle" wine director Mark Slater won for Outstanding Wine Service. "Washingtonian" magazine named "Citronelle" the No.1 Very Best Restaurant in Washington in 2007 and 2008. In May 2009, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama celebrated their first date night at "Citronelle". In July 2012, "Citronelle" closed due to water damage. The restaurant did not reopen. Michel Richard Citronelle Michel Richard Citronelle was an American restaurant located in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. The chef and owner of "Citronelle" was James Beard Award-winning chef Michel Richard. Michel Richard became a nationally-renowned chef in Los Angeles in the 1980s, and he