Anyone know the extent and locations of the recent flooding? Looks like it's pretty extensive:
Sabaneta
Sabaneta
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Flooding in Sabaneta
pretty much most of the north coast. you can get more detailed info on communities affected from few recent articles in DL:
Mar?a Trinidad S?nchez en estado de emergencia por inundaciones - DiarioLibre.com
Medina dispone env?o de ayudas a localidades del Cibao afectadas por inundaciones - DiarioLibre.com
Las inundaciones afectan a decenas de familias y plantaciones en Moca y Puerto Plata - DiarioLibre.com
local news here:
Carretera tur?stica Luper?n est? casi intransitable por los derrumbes causados por las lluvias - Puerto Plata Digital
Lluvias provocan inundaciones en diversas localidades de Puerto Plata debido al desbordamiento de r?os y ca?adas - Puerto Plata Digital
Mar?a Trinidad S?nchez en estado de emergencia por inundaciones - DiarioLibre.com
Medina dispone env?o de ayudas a localidades del Cibao afectadas por inundaciones - DiarioLibre.com
Las inundaciones afectan a decenas de familias y plantaciones en Moca y Puerto Plata - DiarioLibre.com
local news here:
Carretera tur?stica Luper?n est? casi intransitable por los derrumbes causados por las lluvias - Puerto Plata Digital
Lluvias provocan inundaciones en diversas localidades de Puerto Plata debido al desbordamiento de r?os y ca?adas - Puerto Plata Digital
If you are heading toward Samana, it maybe difficult for several days. This photo was taken on the main highway just before Nagua.
from dv8: link removed, picture in post #5.
from dv8: link removed, picture in post #5.
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just left the samana area headed back to santo domingo...by the looks of things the rain has followed me to santo domingo
It begs the question why? Why are the cities flooded like that. Here in STI we have some flooded streets too and I think we are above the rivers.
Tom
Tom
take a look around. do you see trash heaps next to rubbish bins? people dropping trash out of cars? when it starts to rain all this crap flows towards drains and blocks them solid. then there is mud, debris, dead animals and fecal matter from overflowing sewage. you have the infrastructure that is lacking - too narrow, too small, too old - and people who make bad situation even worse.
a bit of an update. road in nagua is completely fcuked and broken, no transit.
El Caribe ? R?os Boba y Baqu? rompen autopista Nagua-R?o San Juan
don't travel if you do not need to.
El Caribe ? R?os Boba y Baqu? rompen autopista Nagua-R?o San Juan
don't travel if you do not need to.
There were huge rains in the hills two nights ago which caused massively swollen rivers.
I just cycled up to Los Brazos to have a look and there i was told that the water was very nearly to the height of the bridge....that is some 8mts or so from its usual level! I asked a local the last time it was so high and he told me he had never seen it like this
The level at Los Brazos may have dropped considerably but there is still a huge amount of water flowing downstream and in Islabon they told me levels are still rising.
The bridges in Islabon and Sabaneta that normal overlook rivers are now overlooking flood plains....there is just water as far as you can see.
There was a collection of donations of food and clothing outside Janets today which had a good response.
I have been in touch with the French woman organising it to see if she can distribute more donations over the coming days.
I just cycled up to Los Brazos to have a look and there i was told that the water was very nearly to the height of the bridge....that is some 8mts or so from its usual level! I asked a local the last time it was so high and he told me he had never seen it like this
The level at Los Brazos may have dropped considerably but there is still a huge amount of water flowing downstream and in Islabon they told me levels are still rising.
The bridges in Islabon and Sabaneta that normal overlook rivers are now overlooking flood plains....there is just water as far as you can see.
There was a collection of donations of food and clothing outside Janets today which had a good response.
I have been in touch with the French woman organising it to see if she can distribute more donations over the coming days.
detailed list of all communities affected: Lluvias en el Cibao a?slan 40 comunidades y obliga al desplazamiento de 20,950 personas - DiarioLibre.com
WindGuru Forecast
"WindGuru" (which is quite reliable) says RAIN (for a few days).
As we have just had a very wet week expect a lot of mossies, too.
Don't shoot the messenger....No tengo la culpa.
donP
"WindGuru" (which is quite reliable) says RAIN (for a few days).
As we have just had a very wet week expect a lot of mossies, too.
Don't shoot the messenger....No tengo la culpa.
donP
Everywhere has good big storm drains, perfect for throwing rubbish down in the eyes of the typical dom.
