Mayor José Rafael Abreu reported this Tuesday that the community Manabaobelonging to the municipality of Jarabacoa, in the province The Vegais incommunicado by the floods that have caused the downpours that have fallen in recent days.
Due to the atmospheric phenomenon, the Emergency Operations Center (COE), was able to put said province on red alert. The river Yaque del Norte it overflowed, as shown by the images that were published on social networks by residents of that place.
“Just be patient so as not to put our lives in danger, just wait for it to go down the flow of the river and declare this area in a state of emergency since the downpours have been continuing for several days, but today it exceeded expectations. This is a natural phenomenon that has never been seen in Manabao. He has them incommunicado. We are waiting for the flow to drop to see if we can restore traffic,” said the mayor.
The trough effects They have become increasingly intense during the afternoon and evening of this Tuesday.
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The emergency entity also warned about the possible river floods, streams and ravines. Also chances of Flash floods or urban.
The COE maintains one on yellow alert and another seven on green alert.
It is on yellow alert Santiago. While on green alert they are El Seibo, Monte Plata, Monsignor Nouel, Hato Mayor, Sánchez Ramírez, Santiago Rodríguez and San Juan.
