Santo Domingo – The Emergency Operations Center (COE) reported that seven provinces are on alert due to the incidence of the tropical storm Earl east of the island.
The provinces on alert for possible flooding of rivers, streams and ravines, as well as urban flooding and landslides are: Santo Domingo, San Pedro de Macorís, La Altagracia, Monte Plata, San Cristóbal, Hato Mayor and El Seibo.
The tropical wave is located about 190 km, east of the Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles, with a maximum wind speed of 65kph.
The National Meteorological Office (Onamet), forecasts that in the next 24 to 72 hours this system will move towards the west and west/northwest, and it is expected that in 96 hours it will turn towards the north, which is expected to move away from the Dominican Republic.
Similarly, he reported that the weather conditions continue under the incidence of a trough generating cloudy concentrations that will cause local downpours, electrical storms and occasional gusts of wind towards the towns of the northwest, northeast, southeast, Central Cordillera and the border area. .
Regarding Hurricane Danille, Onamet indicated that it is category I and is located about 1,470 km west of the Azores Islands, has maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h and is almost stationary. Due to its position and displacement, it does not pose a danger to the country.
