Jimani

Jimaní is the capital and the second largest city of the Independencia Province of the Dominican Republic. It serves as one of the two main thoroughfares to Haiti (with Dajabón), with a duty free open air marketplace operating on the border with the Haitian town of Malpasse. Half of the town was completely washed away in the flash flood of May 25, 2004, killing many of the citizens during the night. It is still in the process of rebuilding. After the 2010 Haiti Earthquake it served as a main-hub for relief and aid coming from the Dominican Republic into Haiti, as well as an entry-point for wounded due to approx. 5 medical camps, thus quadrupling in population-size.