Residents Demand Emergency Declaration Over Rat Infestation in Ciudad Juan Bosch

Residents of the El Sembrador III residential community in Ciudad Juan Bosch, Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic, are calling for urgent intervention from the Ministry of Public Health due to a severe rat infestation. The residents say the proliferation of rats poses a serious health risk to families living in the area and has significantly worsened living conditions throughout the community. Formal requests have been submitted demanding the government declare a health emergency in the neighborhood. The infestation is described as widespread, raising concerns about the spread of rodent-borne diseases among residents, including children and elderly. Authorities have not yet publicly responded to the emergency declaration request. The situation highlights broader sanitation and public health infrastructure challenges facing densely populated urban housing developments in the Dominican Republic.