Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE)reported that according to the bulletin of the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet), placed 19 provinces on alert due to the incidence of a trough.
In this sense, there are the yellow alert: Saint Dominic, National DistrictMaría Trinidad Sánchez, Duarte, Samaná and San Cristóbal.
Meanwhile, in green are: Mirabal Sisters, Puerto PlataSan Pedro de Macorís, Monte Plata, Valverde, Monsignor NouelEspaillat, Hato Mayor, Santiago, Dajabón, La Romana, Santiago Rodríguez and Montecristi.
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In the aforementioned localities, The COE plans for the night of this fridaystrong downpourscloudy and gusts of wind.
Due to the atmospheric phenomenon, it is recommended that the population stay in contact with the Civil defenseArmed Forces, Red Cross, National Police and Fire Departmentsfollow the guidelines and guidelines of the civil protection organizations, in addition to the occurrence of downpours, residents in high-risk areas who live close to rivers, streams and ravines They must be alert and take the necessary precautionary measures against possible floods and flash floods.