We lost electricity at about 840AM yesterday for almost 2 hours. Got it back for a bit over half hour and lost again. Not sure how long batteries will last.
Does anyone know anything? Thanks.
Does anyone know anything? Thanks.
Same here in SDE, there are over 300 tsd. people without power.
COE: tormenta Fred afecta 33 circuitos eléctricos y 26 acueductos a su paso por el país
Más de 300 mil personas están sin energía eléctricawww.diariolibre.com
Yes, I agree, fully... What I think here is that the DR is extremely luck that no major storm has hit it directly and as badly as many neighboring countries... So if the DR were to be hit with some major weather condition, the damage could be quite significant... Yet, no precautions seem to be taken? I could be wrong of course...Not to minimize what some people went through as I did not experience the same but all things considered Fred was a fairly small and weak storm. If Fred can cause all of this reported inconvenience by way of power and water outages, imagine the disruption a major hurricane can and probably will cause. Fred shows us just how ready the energy and water sectors are to survive these storms - apparently not very ready and prepared at all.
Yes, I agree, fully... What I think here is that the DR is extremely luck that no major storm has hit it directly and as badly as many neighboring countries... So if the DR were to be hit with some major weather condition, the damage could be quite significant... Yet, no precautions seem to be taken? I could be wrong of course...
Yes, the same precautions people take against incompetent govt (water, luz...), certainly work against weather phenomena as well...I think lots of people know this and take their own precautions.
Prepared yourself, it's the only way to survive. Thanks to my Generator for doing his work the last 30 hours.Not to minimize what some people went through as I did not experience the same but all things considered Fred was a fairly small and weak storm. If Fred can cause all of this reported inconvenience by way of power and water outages, imagine the disruption a major hurricane can and probably will cause. Fred shows us just how ready the energy and water sectors are to survive these storms - apparently not very ready and prepared at all
Prepared yourself, it's the only way to survive. Thanks to my Generator for doing his work the last 30 hours.
Now the power has returned, waiting for the next blackout....
Power problems in the Dominican Republic?
I have been vacationing in Boca Chica since 1982. The steady decline of the electrical grid and the water supply have taken its toll on Boca Chica and took it from a bustling tourist destination to the ghost town it has become. Adding to this decline, is the tons of garbage lying at every corner and in every ditch in full view for all to see. (read tourists) The only thing Boca Chica attracts now are the rats, both four legged and two legged. The President was at the Hamaca hotel last week and wonder of wonders there was a fleet of garbage trucks out the next day cleaning up the garbage. Finally streets are being dug up to patch lengths of broken water pipes to hopefully restore a basic necessity of life to every door. There has been no water on my street now for over two years .The cleanliness of the water is a totally different discussion. Who knows, maybe they will start switching out the aluminum wires for copper and replace the exhausted, overly patched up transformers with new or used ones. Two structural fires last week were directly attributed to the power surges and now more people are out of work. Many electrical appliances have been fried as well. Will the government compensate for their losses? I think not. Will the utility bills continue to be issued for services not received? You can bet your tourist dollars they will be.We lost electricity at about 840AM yesterday for almost 2 hours. Got it back for a bit over half hour and lost again. Not sure how long batteries will last.
Does anyone know anything? Thanks.
That all sounds quite concerning but a real report about what is going on in Boca Chica it seems and doesn’t sound like a tourist area anymore but more like a rough barrio. Is El Pequeño Suiza still open ? I remember it was great food there. What about the German restaurant but don’t remember the name.I have been vacationing in Boca Chica since 1982. The steady decline of the electrical grid and the water supply have taken its toll on Boca Chica and took it from a bustling tourist destination to the ghost town it has become. Adding to this decline, is the tons of garbage lying at every corner and in every ditch in full view for all to see. (read tourists) The only thing Boca Chica attracts now are the rats, both four legged and two legged. The President was at the Hamaca hotel last week and wonder of wonders there was a fleet of garbage trucks out the next day cleaning up the garbage. Finally streets are being dug up to patch lengths of broken water pipes to hopefully restore a basic necessity of life to every door. There has been no water on my street now for over two years .The cleanliness of the water is a totally different discussion. Who knows, maybe they will start switching out the aluminum wires for copper and replace the exhausted, overly patched up transformers with new or used ones. Two structural fires last week were directly attributed to the power surges and now more people are out of work. Many electrical appliances have been fried as well. Will the government compensate for their losses? I think not. Will the utility bills continue to be issued for services not received? You can bet your tourist dollars they will be.
That all sounds quite concerning but a real report about what is going on in Boca Chica it seems and doesn’t sound like a tourist area anymore but more like a rough barrio. Is El Pequeño Suiza still open ? I remember it was great food there. What about the German restaurant but don’t remember the name.