The Emergency Operations Center increased the locations on yellow alert to 10 and placed three on green alert due to possible sudden floods due to the incidence of a trough over the national territory.
Barahona, Pedernales, Independencia, Azua, San José de Ocoa, San Cristóbal, Peravia, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional and San Pedro de Macorís are on yellow alert. While in green are Bahoruco, La Romana and La Altagracia.
The agency recommended residents in high-risk areas to be vigilant and take precautionary measures.
necessary precautions against possible flash floods and floods.
In addition, he urged people to refrain from crossing rivers, streams and ravines that have high volumes of water, not to use spas, in the provinces under alert.
The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) reported that starting this Wednesday, the trough and low pressure circulation in the southwest of the country will affect the Dominican territory with a significant increase in precipitation that could be moderate to strong and even torrential, with thunderstorms and gusts of wind.
