Danger: Greater Santo Domingo and two other provinces under red alert

The Emergency Operations Center (COE) has issued a red alert for four provinces this Friday, raising the number of yellow alerts to nine and maintaining eight provinces under green, due to the high risk of rising rivers, streams, and ravines, as well as the threat of urban and flash flooding.

According to the latest COE bulletin, the provinces currently under red alert are:

• Santo Domingo

• National District

• San Cristóbal

• Monseñor Nouel

The following areas are under yellow alert due to elevated risk:

• Monte Plata

• Santiago

• Sánchez Ramírez

• Montecristi

• Duarte (especially the Bajo Yuna region)

• Valverde

• María Trinidad Sánchez

• La Vega

• San José de Ocoa

Meanwhile, green alert remains in place for:

• San Pedro de Macorís

• Hato Mayor

• El Seibo

• La Romana

• Elías Piña

• Samaná

• Peravia

• La Altagracia

Weather forecast intensifies

According to the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet), heavy rainfall began early Friday in multiple regions and is expected to intensify throughout the afternoon. It will be accompanied by thunderstorms and strong wind gusts.

In a public statement, Indomet explained that the worsening conditions are being driven by a tropical trough system (“vaguada”), creating a highly humid and unstable atmosphere.

“From early morning hours and continuing through the day, the trough will generate scattered to moderate showers, cloud cover, and thunderstorms in various regions,” Indomet reported.

The institute also noted that rainfall and cloudiness are expected to gradually diminish during the night.