President Danilo Medina spent the weekend visiting areas affected by Hurricane Maria. He was in the east and northeast, where flooding of rivers and streams affected dozens of communities. Millions of people had to leave their homes.
Medina traveled to Miches in El Seibo province in the east. Damages are being assessed. He was also in Samaná, María Trinidad Sánchez (Salcedo) and Espaillat (Moca) in the northeast. He visited the Boba and Nagua areas that were affected by the rain and wind bands brought by Hurricane Maria.
There was also flooding in Hato Mayor that received the most rain during the passing of Hurricane Maria, 355.8 mm. Sabana de la Mar was second with 223.9 mm and Santiago third with 217.8.
Heavy equipment and crews of the Ministry of Public Works worked around the clock in these communities to clear roads and streets of debris and garbage as a result of the flooding.
The Emergency Operations Center (COE) had maintained the municipalities of Castañuela, Guayubín and Hatillo Palma in Montecristi under red alert, likewise the municipalities of Villa Riva, Hostos and Arenoso in Duarte province under red alert as of 24 September 2017 at 6pm. Yellow alert was issued for Santiago, Valverde, Espaillat (Moc), María Trinidad Sánchez (Nagua), Samaná, Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí), Monte Plata, Hato Mayor, San Pedro de Macorís, El Seibo. Green alert was issued for Puerto Plata, La Altagracia, Hermanas Mirabal, San Juan de la Maguana, Dajabón, Santiago Rodríguez, Santo Domingo province, National District, La Vega, Monseñor Nouel and Azua.
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25 September 2017
