Santo Domingo.-Los intense downpours From this weekend they left, until the afternoon of this Saturday, 19 communities of the country isolated, according to data from the Emergency Operations Center (COE).
Similarly, COE explained that, from 4,990 people who were displaced or evacuated26 were still in shelters. Three roads and three bridges were affected, as well as 998 homes, including two destroyed.
The National Potable Water Institute (INAPA) announced that 46 aqueducts were affected For the downpours, two of them partially. The COE estimates that the injured population is 675,275 people.
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Provinces on alert
Due to the incidence of the rains, the COE maintained 19 provinces on alert, of which 11 were on yellow alert and 8 in green.
On alert yellow were declared Santo Domingo, National District, San Cristóbal, San José de Ocoa, Pedernales, San Juan, Monte Plata, San Pedro de Macorís, Peravia, Barahona and Azua.
Meanwhile, the COE placed Elías Piña, La Vega, Monsignor Nouel, Dajabón, Independencia, Duarte, Santiago and María Trinidad Sánchez green.
They will decrease rains
The Dominican Institute of Meteorology (INDOMET) reported during the morning of today that the conditions of time will continue to improve and that only isolated showers could occur in towns in the southwest of the country.
The institution pointed out that in the afternoon, until early night, persistent humidity and instability associated with the daytime cycle, they will give rise to cloud increases, accompanied by Aguimas, thundmed and possible winding burststowards the provinces Hato Mayor, Monte Plata, Sánchez, Ramírez, Duarte, Mirabal Sisters, La Vega, Monsignor Nouel, Santiago, San Juan, Santiago Rodríguez, Valverde, Espaillat, Puerto Plata, Montecristi, Elías Piña, Dajabón, Independencia and Baoruco.
This Monday
Indomet And, although a tropical wave will travel to the south of the country, he hopes that rainfall will be less frequent and intense than in previous days.
The meteorological forecast institution provides for the occurrence of downpours and thundered in a dispersed way in villages of the Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, Central Cordillera and El Valle del Cibao.
Reservoirs
The National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI) reported that The national volume of water in the dams is around 60%so they are in a position to receive the rains that fall on the national territory.
The entity indicated that among the reservoirs benefiting with contributions of rain are Sabaneta, Sabana Yegua, Montegrande, Jigüey, Valdesia, Monción, Tavera, Bao, Rincón and Hatillo, which are in the process of recovery in a controlled way.
In a bulletin issued, in addition, by the Dam Operation Committee, it was reported that the maximum rainfall has occurred towards the southwest aspect of the Central Mountains.
Work follow
The Ministry of Public Works (MOPC) communicated the sending of platforms to transport equipment in the affected areas, in addition to maintaining contact with contractors, in order to address any situation in the shortest possible time.
The institution reported that it remains in permanent session, through continuous monitoring of the state of infrastructure works in affected and low alert areas.
The tourist police also maintain surveillancecoordination and communication with hotel complexes.
A note
Active plan
The General Directorate of Penitentiary and Correctional Services reported that it keeps its contingency plan active, given possible emergencies related to torrential downpours this weekend in the country.
