Urgent Search for Girl Swept Away by Raging Canal in Dominican Republic

Search and Rescue Underway for Girl Swept Away by Canal in Villa Mella. A six-year-old girl, Yuleidi Serrano Santana, was swept away by a flooded canal in the Primaveral sector of Villa Mella, Santo Domingo Norte, on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred during a heavy rainstorm. The girl's grandfather, Orbito Santana, described the events, saying, "The girl was playing with her friends, and suddenly, they came to tell me that she had been swept away." Firefighters and other rescue personnel are searching the canal, but the search is hampered by a large amount of debris. "We've been searching from here to Yagüasa," said Daniel Tavares, the president of the local neighborhood association. The search is ongoing, and authorities are using drones to expand the search area. The community is rallying together, hoping for the girl's safe return.