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Dominican Republic: ten areas under yellow alert over trough

The COE keeps 10 demarcations under a yellow alert and seven provinces under a green alert over a trough and moisture on south and southeast winds, with heavy…

--- The context --- The Dominican Republic remains under weather watch because of a trough and abundant moisture moving in on south and southeast winds, a setup that keeps the Emergency Operations Center alerts active across much of the country. --- The facts --- The COE is keeping 10 demarcations under a yellow alert and seven provinces under a green alert. According to the Dominican Institute of Meteorology bulletin cited by the agency, cloudiness will keep developing and will bring moderate to heavy downpours, thunderstorms and wind gusts in different localities. Under the yellow alert are Greater Santo Domingo, the National District, Pedernales, Barahona, Bahoruco, Independencia, Azua, Peravia, San Cristóbal and San José de Ocoa. Under the green alert remain Elías Piña, Dajabón, La Vega, Monte Plata, Monseñor Nouel, San Juan and Sánchez Ramírez. --- The positions --- The official position is one of active prevention. The COE recommends that people refrain from crossing rivers, streams and ravines with high volumes of water and avoid using bathing resorts in the provinces under alert under a forecast of continuing rain attributed to INDOMET. --- What remains unknown --- The bulletin does not specify how long these alert levels will last or detail concrete impacts already recorded, so how the situation evolves will depend on the next official reports. --- Unanswered questions --- How long will the yellow alert and the green alert stay in force in the country? Will the demarcations under alert be expanded if the heavy downpours persist? What precautions will communities near rivers, streams and ravines take during the coming hours? --- EPM analysis --- The alerts concentrate the greatest caution in the south and in Greater Santo Domingo, while seven provinces remain at a lower watch. Not crossing swollen waterways points to the most immediate, avoidable risk. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, keeping ten demarcations under a yellow alert and seven provinces under green orders the preventive response without exaggerating the risk map, because it distinguishes the territories with greater exposure from those that only require watchfulness, reinforces the message not to cross swollen rivers or ravines and recalls that citizen prudence is a central part of collective protection against downpours, thunderstorms and gusts linked to this trough.
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