SANTO DOMINGO.- LA Preliminary alert of tsunami For the coast of Dominican Republic issued tonight by the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (INDOMET) was canceled verifying that the country is not chances of being affected by this phenomenon.
Being 8:46 at night, the Indomet The notice of Tsunami after evaluating the last bulletin of the Pacific Tsunamis Alert Center and consultations with the Director of the National Sismology Center of the UASD.
«After verifying the last bulletin from the Pacific tsunamis alert, where
states that the most probability of impact of Tsunami would occur in Cuba, Cayman Islands and
Honduras, and after consulting the director of the National Center for Seismology of the UASDhe
Dominican Institute of Meteorology (INDOMET) Cancel the preliminary notice by
Tsunami issued for the Dominican Republic », consists of the statement.
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The yellow alert to the coastal areas issued by the COE was also discontinued.
Not active, the Meteorological organism keeps its Recommendations to the population located in coastal areas to get out of the sea and Avoid fishing and recreation activities on beaches“Due to the speed of oceanic currents” generated by the seismic event, which could be maintained for several hours.
