2014News

Parts of country under red alert for rains

The Emergency Operations Center (COE) has raised the levels of alert in the provinces of La Vega and Monsenor Nouel (Bonao) to red and have declared a yellow alert for Duarte (San Francisco de Macoris, especially Bajo Yuna) and Hermanas Mirabal (Salcedo), whilst another 12 provinces are still on green alert for flooding.

At the same the COE reported that 7,076 people were forced to leave their homes due to flooding of 1,779 homes, of which 29 were destroyed.

Those provinces on green alert are Santiago Rodriguez, Espaillat (Moca), Dajabon, Valverde (Mao), Santiago, National District, Puerto Plata, Sanchez Ramirez (Cotui), Elias Pina, Maria Trinidad Sanchez (Nagua), Santo Domingo and Monte Plata.

The bulletin says that the floods are being caused by rising rivers and streams in La Vega, Espaillat, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Elias Pina, Santiago, Puerto Plata, Valverde, Sanchez Ramirez, Monsenor Nouel and Duarte.

In Duarte province the COE reports dozens of homes flooded in Los Manguitos, La Espinola, Barrio Azul, Morro Sucio I and II, Los Rieles, Fantino, Cabuya, Canal Mayo, La Bija and others. In the case of Juana Rodriguez Arriba and Abajo, Los Contreras, Los Peinados, Las Coles they are partially cut off and the rivers that have burst their banks in the province are the Camu, Cuaya and Yuna.

The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) says that there is a front over the Mona Passage that will lead to more storms over most of the country during the next 36 hours but they will be more intense and frequent in the central mountain range, Cibao valley, Samana Bay and Los Haitises and the north and north east of the country.

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