As of Wednesday, 20 September 2017, school is called off for the provinces of La Altagracia (Punta Cana and Higuey), El Seibo, Hato Mayor, Samaná, Espaillat (Moca), María Trinidad Sánchez (Salcedo), Puerto Plata and La Romana, under red alert for Hurricane Maria. The major storm is expected to pass by the island as of the first hours of Thursday.
The Emergency Operations Committee (COE) has declared yellow alert for the provinces of San Pedro de Macorís, San Cristóbal, Santo Domingo and the National District. Green alert has been declared for the provinces of Elías Piña, Independencia, Bahoruco, Hermanas Mirabal, Pedernales, Dajabón, Santiago Rodríguez, Valverde, Monte Plata, Santiago, La Vega, Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís), Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí), San José de Ocoa, Monseñor Nouel (Bonao), San Juan de la Maguana, Azua, Barahona and Peravia (Baní).
20 September 2017
