The local weather office (Onamet) explains that the tropical wave moving our way from Puerto Rico will continue to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. The disturbance is moving northwestward to northward and is producing heavy rainfall over the Dominican Republic.
The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) has declared 12 provinces and the National District on green alert for flooding. These are: Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís), Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí), Hato Mayor, San Cristóbal, El Seibo, La Vega, Monte Plata, Monseñor Nouel (Bonao), Samaná, María Trinidad Sánchez (Nagua), La Altagracia and Greater Santo Domingo (National District and Santo Domingo province).
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El Caribe
1 August 2019