DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Meteorologist Jean Suriel has issued an urgent weather advisory warning of a significant, multi-day rain event with heavy rains forecast for Saturday, 18 April 2026. He warns on his Instagram account that a combination of cold front, a new trough (vaguada), and heavy tropical moisture is expected to stall over the country in the next days, creating a high risk for severe flooding and landslides.

Four people were reported dead due to the severe flooding and landslides in different parts of the country last week. On the positive side, El Nuevo Diario says that the effective management of dams has reduced the damage by the rising waters of rivers.

For Thursday, 16 April, Suriel speaks of partly cloudy skies and that people can expect humid winds to bring moderate rainfall across various provinces. He writes that the direct influence of a trough (low-pressure area) is expected...