Heavy rains leave 602,666 users without drinking water.

The heavy rains that occurred yesterday in much of the national territory left 511 homes affected, 2,555 people displaced, and another 26 sheltered. Eleven communities were cut off, three roads damaged, and an equal number of bridges damaged.

In its latest bulletin, the Emergency Operations Center (COE) also reported that 32 aqueducts were affected, 31 of which are entirely out of service, affecting approximately 602,666 users.
The rains will continue.

The weather forecasting agency also reported that the rainfall will be accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds, especially along the Caribbean coast, beginning in the morning and continuing into the afternoon.

Temperatures remain slightly warm, with lows between 21°C and 23°C and highs between 26°C and 28°C.

COE alerts 30 provinces

The COE issued an alert for 30 provinces due to the potential for flooding in rivers, streams, and ravines, as well as flash and urban flooding.

Azua, San José de Ocoa, San Cristóbal, Santo Domingo, and the National District are on red alert.
La Vega, María Trinidad Sánchez, Monseñor Nouel, Pedernales, San Juan, Barahona, Peravia, Monte Plata, San Pedro de Macorís, El Seibo, Hato Mayor, La Romana, Samaná, and La Altagracia are on yellow alert.

While the COE placed Independencia, Elías Piña, Montecristi, Dajabón, Puerto Plata, Santiago Rodríguez, Valverde, Santiago, Sánchez Ramírez, Espaillat, and Baoruco on green alert.

Hurricane Humberto

Meteorologists reported that Hurricane Humberto has intensified rapidly and is 690 km northeast of the Leeward Islands, with maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h and moving north/northwest at 7 km/h.

The forecasting agency assured that due to its location and displacement, it does not pose a danger to the Dominican Republic.

Damage to sectors and infrastructure

For its part, the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) reported that several road infrastructures have been damaged by overflowing rivers and urban flooding caused by the tropical wave hitting the country.

In La Altagracia, streets were flooded by rising rivers and streams in the Anamuya and Villa María areas of the municipality of Higüey. Meanwhile, in Verón-Punta Cana, 26 homes were inundated, and flooding occurred in Bávaro, Cortesito, and Sabana de Los Martínez, among the areas hardest hit.

Additionally, a fallen tree on the Higüey-Anamuyita highway disrupted traffic, although it was later cleared.

In San Pedro de Macorís, urban flooding occurred in the areas of Placer Bonito, Pedro Justo, Calle T, Barrio Los Maestro, Barrio México, the entrance to the Social Security Hospital, La Batea, and Kennedy, downtown neighborhoods, where drainage problems persist.

Reports also indicate that the flooding of the Soco River partially isolated the communities of Concho Primo, Diego, Loma Alduey, Campiña, Platanito, Bejucal, Cabeza de Toro, Guanábano, and Regajo.

In Monte Plata, the communities of Don Juan and Yamasá remained cut off after the bridge collapsed, resulting in the death of a man traveling in a truck.

In Los Cacaos de San Cristóbal, a landslide blocked the main road, causing traffic to be impeded. Public Works crews are working to restore it.

Meanwhile, 160 homes were flooded and 774 people were displaced in the Del Rosario municipal district due to the overflowing of the Tábara River in Azua, where nine families were relocated to a Civil Defense shelter.

In San José de Ocoa, several trucks loaded with vegetables were stranded due to a landslide at the Las Caobas critical point on the Ocoa-Cruce de Ocoa highway, which connects to the Sánchez highway.

Meanwhile, in Pedernales, Jimaní, and La Descubierta, the flooding of the El Penitente River also affected some crops in highland areas.

The COE reported that in Santiago, there were floods in Los Cocos de Jacagua, Yapul Dumit, Cienfuegos, Rafey Entrance, Barrio Libertad, Mella I, Southern Ring Road, Estrella Sadhalá Avenue, Hispanoamericana, and in Santiago West and East.