DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

After the torrential rains that fell since the early start of Wednesday, 8 April 2026, caught people in Greater Santo Domingo by surprise, Indomet director Gloria Ceballos personally warned everyone more rains were on the way for the weekend. Last Wednesday, 8 April 2026, heavy rains associated with a trough and a frontal system resulted in at least one fatality in western Santo Domingo and the displacement of thousands. The city had been under a green alert.

Weather office director Ceballos this time around alerted people in Greater Santo Domingo (National District and Santo Domingo province) to prepare for more rains over the weekend. Greater Santo Domingo was under a yellow alert given by the Center for Emergency Operations (COE). The Indomet director explained that the atmospheric instability is caused by a combination of a frontal system and a trough (vaguada) lingering...