The Dominican Republic is evacuating more than 5,100 people because a dam threatens to overflow due to heavy rains. Emergency operations spokesman Jose Luis German says most of those evacuated are employees at a mine run by Barrick Gold Corporation of Canada. Barrick said in a statement Thursday that it has suspended all daily operations and is taking measures to prevent the dam from flooding. About 18 centimeters of rain fell Wednesday in a region of the Caribbean country that averages 22.5 centimeters for the entire month of May.