Much of the country has been in a mini drought for the past year to 18 months but I can report first hand that ,at least, in the east , there has been very heavy rain on Friday, Saturday and Sunday . So much so, that golf carts have been banned on some golf course because of potential damage to the fairways . The concert last night , Sex and Love at Altos Chavon did finally go ahead but many people were drenched .. On the old scale, I would say that many places had at least two inches of good rain .
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Drought definitely broken in the east
We've had at least some rain everyday and/or night for over a week now in Cabrera... at times heavy. My flowers are blooming, grass is turning green again, and taps supplying more water! So nice and so needed! However, I don't know if my clothes that are hanging on the line are ever going to get dry!!! 
Unless the DR addresses run off, it's going to flooding followed by drought. Dams are not the answer.
As far as I know, there is no other way to store water than in dams or resorvoirs.. the deeper the better to mimize evaporation . We desperately need to increase the number of reservoirs as the population increases and the climate pattern changes
The water supply to many parts of la Romana is a disgrace..and electricity little better. In such a relatively rich area ,why are the basic needs for the community not met?
that is easy. because the DR, despite its awesome potential, and well built up physical infrastructure, must be the worst country in the world in terms of service. they still cannot get basic, simple stuff to work. there are times i am at home and both the tv and the internet are down at the same time. every night i turn on tv i have no idea whether of not the channel i want to see will be up and running. if the picture is on, no sound. we won?t even address electricity here. every sandbar island in the caribbean has had running water in the pipes , which you can drink, since the 50s. the entire water supply in the DR is a disgrace, like most other services.
And the whole area around Imbert is still terrible dry. For whatever a reason the rain never really reached that area.