SILVER PORT.- During the last hours, flooding has occurred in multiple communities in this Atlantic jurisdiction due to the heavy rain caused by the interaction of a trough and a cold front, phenomena announced since last Friday.
Since early this Monday, intense and copious rainfall has been recorded throughout the entire Puerto Plata province, which has caused rivers, streams and ravines to overflow, flooding roads and homes in various locations.
According to the reports received so far, flooding has been recorded in sectors of the southern and central areas of San Felipe de Puerto Plata, in addition to the neighborhoods located in the lower part of the city, which are considered areas vulnerable to runoff.
Likewise, the torrential rains produced by the influence of the trough and the cold front that move north of our region have left flooding on the main road of the tourist municipality of Sosúa and in popular sectors of that district.
The Prevention, Mitigation and Response Committee (CPMR) of Puerto Plata reported that contingency actions have been activated in the event of said rainy storm, maintaining constant monitoring of the weather situation to safeguard lives and property.
Before noon, the Emergency Operations Center (COE) of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic, due to the heavy downpours, placed the provinces of Puerto Plata and Monte Cristi on yellow alert and the provinces of Espaillat, Hermanas Mirabal and María Trinidad Sánchez on green alert.
The authorities call on the population to be cautious since torrential downpours have been generated since the early hours of Monday, with electrical storms and gusts of wind in Puerto Plata and other towns located on the Atlantic coast that will persist at a lower intensity until Tuesday afternoon.
Over the northern part of the country there is a large concentration of clouds as seen in the updated image of the Doppler radar of the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC) located at the top of the Isabel de Torres mountain in Puerto Plata, so citizens are urged to follow the recommendations issued by the COE.
