The supermarkets in Greater Santo Domingo, and those of major cities nationwide, have been flooded with customers stocking up before the arrival of Hurricane Irma. Irma is due to hit the north coast of the Dominican Republic on Thursday, 7 September 2017, and Dominicans are preparing to bunker in on that day.
Large lines were seen at the checkouts and the car parks have been overflowing.
The most popular items sold are canned food, snacks, soda, bread and perishables.
Those buying said the reason was that they were concerned they would not be able to leave their homes at the weekend due to the forecasted rains and floods.
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Diario Libre
7 September 2017
