The Government reported this Wednesday that the closure measures established in various areas of the country due to the Storm Melissaalthough with specific exceptions to guarantee the supply of essential products.
Juan Manuel Mendezdirector of the Emergency Operations Center (COE), reported this Wednesday that, there remain excepted from closure the vehicles that transport perishable foods, fuel and medicines, in order to avoid interruptions in the supply chain and ensure the population’s access to basic goods.
Likewise, he said that the supermarkets will remain open until 10:00 at night “in the entire population”, a measure that will be constantly monitored to guarantee compliance and avoid crowds.
The demarcations in red alert are National District already at Santo Domingo provincesPedernales, Barahona, San José de Ocoa, Azua, San Juan, San Cristóbal and Peravia, due to the expected rainfall accumulations, which could range between 300 and 500 millimeters.
This is how Melissa moves
At 2:00 in the afternoon this Wednesday center of the storm tropical Melissa was located about 510 km south/southwest from Port-au-Prince (Haiti), but as the phenomenon moves northwards, cloud fields will reach the Dominican Republic, causing heavy rains.
According to the report issued at the same time by the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet), these rains will be mainly towards the provinces of the Caribbean coast, where they were issued flood warnings.
Indomet reiterated that the waves will continue to deteriorate on the coasts of the Dominican territory, with abnormal waves greater than 9 feet and breakers.
