Local weather forecasters alert that the rains that are affecting the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico will continue for the next 48 hours. Hoy newspaper reports that seven communities in the mountain area of Jarabacoa were isolated due to the rains, and there have been new landslides along the Luperon highway that leads to Puerto Plata, and which should be avoided. For weather updates from around the country, see http://dr1.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=34