According to the National Meteorological Office (Onamet) the rains are to continue over the northeast, southeast, northwest, and border area due to a weather front crossing over the country. Rains are forecast to continue during the week as the weather front meets a tropical wave located to the southeast of Puerto Rico.
Alerts are in place for floods, overflowing of rivers and mudslides. On yellow alert are Santiago and San Juan de la Maguana. Green alerts have been issued for the provinces of Azua, Barahona, Monte Plata, La Vega, Hato Mayor, Sánchez Ramírez, Monseñor Nouel, San Cristóbal, Puerto Plata and Dajabón.
While the peak of the hurricane season for the island of Hisplaniola is past, Onamet is also watching an area of low pressure located between the Azores and the Canary Isles that has a 10% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone and a tropical wave to the south of the Cape Verde Isles that has a 20% of becoming a tropical cyclone.
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Diario Libre
9 October 2018
