Santo Domingo.– The Center Emergency Operations (COE) raises the provinces to seven on green alert and maintains nine on yellow alert due to the continued humidity and instability due to the effects associated with a tropical disturbance with low cyclonic potential, which favors downpours and thunderstorms.
The provinces on yellow alert are: Puerto Plata, María Trinidad Sánchez, Espaillat, Hato Mayor, El Seibo, Samaná, Duarte, Hermanas Mirabal and La Altagracia.
While on green alert are: Santo Domingo, National District, La Vega, San Cristóbal, Monte Cristi, Santiago and San Pedro de Macorís.
In this sense, the COE recommended that people refrain from crossing rivers, streams and ravines that have high volumes of water in the provinces under alert.
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Likewise, the population and first response organizations on the Atlantic Coast are urged to strictly follow the restriction contained in the marine report of the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (INDOMET).
The COE maintains 09 provinces on yellow alert and increases 06 and the National District to green, due to the continued humidity and instability due to the effects associated with a tropical disturbance with low cyclonic potential, which favors downpours and electrical storms. pic.twitter.com/CS0BB4VCXd
— COE (@COE_RD) November 2, 2024
Tempo status
In its report today, Indomet explained that the meteorological disturbance with low potential to become a tropical cyclone is still present near Puerto Rico.
This phenomenon, together with a trough at altitude, has caused persistent cloudiness, intense rains at times, electrical storms and gusts of wind in various locations in the northwest, north, northeast regions and the Cibao Valley.
Authorities predict that these rains will continue during the next hours and afternoon, and the system is expected to move westward, extending its impact to other provinces of the country. Among the areas that could be affected are Pedernales, Barahona, Bahoruco, Independencia, San Juan, Azua, Elías Piña, Dajabón, Monte Cristi, Peravia, San Cristóbal, San José de Ocoa and Greater Santo Domingo.
For Sunday, the disturbance is expected to move to the west of the island, which will continue to bring high levels of humidity. Additionally, an area of disturbance in the southwestern Caribbean could intensify into a tropical depression in the coming days.
Abinader and the emergency organizations
President Luis Abinader called this Saturday a meeting with the organizations ofe emergency, in the Emergency Operations Center (COE), to follow up on the latest developments regarding the effects of the trough that affects the country.
For the meeting scheduled for 2:00 in the afternoon, the ministries of the Presidency have been summoned; Administrative of the Presidency; of Defense; of Public Works and Public Health; as well as the heads of the Dominican Institute of Metrology (INDOMET), Civil Defense, COE, National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI), National Institute of Drinking Water and Sewage (INAPA), Corporación del Aqueducto y Alcantarillado de Santo Domingo (CAASD), Economic Kitchens and Social Assistance Plan of the Presidency.
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Also, the mayors of the National District, Santo Domingo Este, Santo Domingo Norte, Santo Domingo Oeste and the Municipalities of Los Alcarrizos, Boca Chica, La Victoria, Guerra and Pedro Brando.
