The Emergency Operations Center (COE) increased to 19 the number of provinces under weather alerts and warnings due to a low pressure system currently over the country. Provinces under yellow alert are: Hato Mayor, Monte Plata, El Seibo and Monseñor Nouel. The green alert extends to San Juan, Sanchez Ramirez, Duarte, La Romana, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, the Altagracia, Samana, San Pedro de Macoris, Santiago, Santo Domingo, National District, La Vega, San Cristobal, San Jose de Ocoa and Azua.
According to the bulletin issued by the COE, a possible small tornado located in the Batey Los Chicharrones in the municipality of Consuelo, San Pedro de Macoris affected seven houses, four of which were repaired by their owners who had to find refuge in houses belonging to friends and family.
The Emergency Operations Center also reported the collapse of the bridge over the Cienfuegos irrigation canal that communicates the village of Villa Hermosa with the Rieles in the province of Santiago.
The rains are expected to continue on Wednesday, 11 October 2017, falling sporadically throughout the country as the low pressure system moves over the country according to the National Meteorological Office (Onamet).
There is also a tropical wave, to the East of the Lesser Antilles, which is approaching Dominican territory and promising a continuation of these rain showers.
Onamet is maintaining its alert for possible flooding of some rivers and streams in 15 of the 32 provinces, among these Duarte and Samana and Hato Mayor that were the provinces most affected last month by hurricanes Irma and Maria.
The Onamet bulletin requests that the people who live in these flood prone areas to be alert. At this time no small craft warnings have been issued for any of the coastline.
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7 Dias
El Nacional
11 October 2017
