COE places 12 areas under yellow alert as heavy rain continues

Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) maintains yellow alerts for 12 areas and green alerts for six provinces as a trough affecting different levels of the troposphere continues to produce unstable weather across the Dominican Republic.

The areas under yellow alert are Greater Santo Domingo, the National District, Pedernales, Barahona, Bahoruco, Independencia, Azua, Peravia, San Cristóbal, San José de Ocoa, Monte Plata and San Juan.

The green alert covers Elías Piña, Dajabón, Sánchez Ramírez, Monseñor Nouel, La Vega and San Pedro de Macorís.

The COE urged residents in affected areas to avoid crossing rivers, streams and ravines with high water levels.