NAGUA.- The northern coast of The Dominican Republic lived on Sunday the effects of Hurricane Erin that, although its category to 3 went down on the Saffir-Simpson scale and moves to hundreds of kilometers north of the country, caused in the area a strong waves and winds.
On the coasts of Nagua, in the north of the country, groups of curious came to observe the waves despite the prohibition of the Dominican government to approach the banks of the Atlantic.
“We are afraid that something may happen, but for now only the hurricane is being aligned,” Alexandra García, a worker in a store near the beach in this municipality, told Efe.
While Francis de la Rosa said that, hearing “a storm, I came to check and see that the sea is very brave.”
“I have come to supervise if you can stay at home,” said De la Rosa who lives near the coast.
Near there, surf fans gathered that took advantage of bad weather and waves.
“We are looking for waves for the hurricane,” admitted Gaudy Estrella, a woman fond of this sport. «We have been doing this for ten years (in surfing practice)».
«Water is falling but not so strong. I see it as a normal day. Surfers practice having a limit, because if it gets very strong (waves), sometimes the authorities come and take them out, but for now the waves are good, but they are not very dangerous, ”said Ramón Antonio, who went to the coast to observe surfers.
Dominican authorities have maintained the green (minimum) alert for 11 provinces, between the east and northwest of the country.
