Traffic decreases in Greater Santo Domingo after work suspension due to storm Melissa
Santo Domingo.- The flow in Transit in Greater Santo Domingo has decreased considerably in the last few hoursafter the fort overcrowding registered during midday on the main roads of the National District, as a result of the massive departure of citizens after the suspension of work starting at 1:00 in the afternoon.
Likewise, the Santo Domingo Metro stations look clearafter the reduction in passenger flow throughout the capital.
After 1 in the afternoon, there were large traffic jams in areas such as Los Prados, the Fernández Urbanization, kilometer 9 of the Duarte Highway and Núñez de Cáceres Avenue.
It is remembered that the suspension of work and teaching for this Wednesday it was arranged by the Government due to the indirect effects of the storm Tropical Melissa. The essential establishmentssuch as pharmacies, fuel stations and perishable food stores, They will be able to operate until midnight.
For its part, Gloria Ceballosdirector of the National Meteorological Office (Onamet)warned that Melissa’s step represents a risk of significant accumulated rainfallwhich could exceed the 300 millimeters in some areas of the country, especially as the system approaches the Haitian peninsula. However, his northwestward trajectory It is favorable, since it moves away from Dominican territory.
The authorities predict an increase in rain this Thursdaywhich could continue until Friday, although with less intensity. They also urge the population to remain alert to possible floods and landslidesdue to the saturation of the soils, mainly in the South and Southwest coast of the country.
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