DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic will continue on Thursday, 30 October 2025 feeling the sequel of the intense Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 2 storm as it moves to the Bahamas.

Despite its distant track, the remnants of Hurricane Melissa are fueling a weather pattern that will continue to bring significant rain, thunderstorms, and potential flooding to the Dominican Republic on Thursday, 30 October and Friday, 31 October 2025, the Weather Institute (Indomet) reports.

Melissa has been a deadly storm, with reports of at least 20 deaths in Haiti, four in Jamaica and one confirmed in the Dominican Republic in addition to billions in infrastructure and property damages.

Now a Category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale, Hurricane Melissa is located approximately 345 km northeast of the central Bahamas. The system is accelerating...