In the National District (Santo Domingo city), the municipal government has identified 200,000 families that are vulnerable to flooding from rivers and creeks as well as possible landslides. According to the head of the Center for the Prevention and Assistance for Disasters (CEPREMID), Jose de los Santos Gil, the government will spend RD$2.9 million in order to warn these families. The situation becomes more intense with the approaching hurricane season, which this year is predicted to be more active than normal.