At least one dead and one missing in the Dominican Republic the passage of tropical storm Melissawhich became a hurricane on Saturday as it passed through the Caribbean, local authorities reported.
Melissa has caused flooding and electrical outages in the Dominican Republic, a Caribbean island known for its paradisiacal beaches.
A 79-year-old man died in the capital Saint Dominic after being carried away by the current.
The “man with a disability came out and was dragged into the ravine, unfortunately he was found dead,” he told the press the mayor from Santo Domingo Norte, Betty Gerónimo.
- A 13-year-old teenager was swept away by the waves while bathing in the rain in Santo DomingoCivil defense spokesmen said on Saturday. Witnesses indicated that the young man disappeared on Thursday.
- The storm also left three dead in Haiti, according to local authorities.
Angelita Francisco took refuge in the house of his son after flooding in his community.
“The water entered more than half of the house,” he told the AFP This 66-year-old housewife living in a neighborhood of Santo Domingo cried through tears.
He family refrigerator It floated among the water that covered his entire house. Rubbish carried by the rain floated in the house. “You feel helpless, unable to do anything, just run away and leave everything,” he added.
Alert levels
The Dominican Emergency Operations Center reported that nine of the country’s 31 provinces remained on red alert on Saturday due to the risk of sudden floods, river flooding and landslides.
Five shelters were activated on the island of 11.4 million inhabitants. At least eight people were rescued after being trapped in vehicles.
He Hurricane Melissa It presents a trajectory that covers the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba, reported the United States National Hurricane Center (CNH).
This hurricane is expected to make landfall in Jamaica with “damaging winds and heavy rain“. In Cuba the risk of flash floods and landslides increased on Saturday.
