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,
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results These are the official results of the 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics which took place on July 15–17, 2011 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Heats – July 15<br>Wind:<br>Heat 1: −0.9 m/s, Heat 2: −1.5 m/s, Heat 3: −1.3 m/s, Heat 4: −1.8 m/s, Heat 5: −1.3 m/s Final – July 15<br>Wind:<br>−0.5 m/s Heats – July 16<br>Wind:<br>Heat 1: +0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +1.1 m/s, Heat 3: +0.7 m/s, Heat 4: +1.5 m/s Final – July 17<br>Wind:<br>+1.1 m/s Heats – July 15 Final – July 15 Heats – July 15