The rainfalls that caused the flooding in the inland town of Jimani, on the border with Haiti, and flooding along the inland Yuna River in the northeast of the country had no effect on the coastal travel destinations of the Dominican Republic. The worst flooding, causing hundreds of deaths, occurred on the border with Haiti and was caused by the deforestation in Haiti. When the extraordinary amount of rainfall fell over a four-day period, there were no roots of trees to contain the waters of the rivers that began in Haiti, and these returned to their original course, flooding into the Dominican Republic. Towns that had been built on the course of the dried up rivers suffered major mudslides on the tragic early morning of Monday, 23 May.
All the news coverage of the tragic Jimani floodings has caused major concern among those who had planned to travel to the Dominican Republic.
The popular travel destinations in the Dominican Republic are located on the north, northeast, southeast and east coasts of the country.
The reality is that everything continued to be normal in all other areas of the Dominican Republic, and those traveling to tourist destinations in Puerto Plata, Playa Dorada, Sosua and Cabarete in Puerto Plata, or La Romana, Bayahibe, Punta Cana and Bavaro in the East, or Juan Dolio and Boca Chica, or even Santo Domingo, the capital city, will find business as usual in these areas.
Recent weather reports over the weekend have been good.
To follow the weather, see http://www.dr1.com/travel/expect/weather.shtml.