Yellow rainfall alert increased to 12 provinces

The Emergency Operations Center (COE) increased the yellow alert levels due to the active tropical wave that affects the country and the effects of a trough at different levels of the troposphere, will continue to generate clouds for the rest of the day and into the night accompanied by moderate to heavy downpours.

The agency reported that the provinces on yellow alert rose to 12 and that those that are in green decreased to the same number.

Provinces on yellow alert:

The Great Santo Domingo	Barahona
La Altagracia	The Vega
San Cristobal	Peravia
San José de Ocoa	Monte Plata
Monsignor Nouel	Duarte especially the Bajo Yuna
Sanchez Ramirez	Maria Trinidad Sanchez
Total: | 12

Green alert:

Santiago	Azua
Espaillat	San Pedro de Macoris
Flints	Hato Mayor
Samana	The Seibo
Mirabal Sisters	San Juan
The Roman	Puerto Plata
Total: 12

The COE reported that due to the effects of the rains, a total of five houses were completely destroyed and that 747 were affected.

It also indicated that 3,735 people were evacuated from their residences and that six communities are incommunicado.

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