A frontal system over the east of the Dominican Republic is causing heavy rains across a large part of the country.
According to the National Meteorological Office (Onamet), rains are most likely to affect Hato Mayor, El Seibo, La Altagracia (Higuey), La Romana, Monte Plata, Samana, Maria Trinidad Sanchez (Nagua), Espaillat (Moca), Hermanas Mirabal (Salcedo), Sanchez Ramirez (Cotui), Duarte (San Francisco de Macoris), La Vega, Monsenor Nouel (Bonao), Santiago Rodriguez, Valverde (Mao), Dajabon, Santiago, Puerto Plata, Elias Pina, San Juan de la Maguana, Independencia and Bahoruco.
The rains are expected to continue due to the level of humidity in the air and an approaching tropical system.
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