He Center of Operations Emergency (COE) increased the levels of alerts due to the increase in rains which are expected to continue affecting almost the entire territory.
This afternoon the organization placed the National District and 15 provinces, including Santo Domingo, in yellow alert due to possible flooding that may occur due to constant downpours.
In total, 25 provinces are under notice, nine of them in greenrecommending that people refrain from crossing rivers, streams and ravines that have high volumes of water in those demarcations.
The rains that occur on Dominican territory and that are expected to continue Monday are the product of a tropical wave located over Puerto Rico and that will be happening this Sunday over Dominican Republicthe incidence of a trough and the approach of a frontal system (cold front) located to the north in the Atlantic.
The alerts
The provinces in alert yellow They are: Santo Domingo, National District, Puerto Plata, MarÃa Trinidad Sánchez, La Altagracia, Samaná, Duarte, Hato Mayor, Monseñor Nouel, Espaillat, San Cristóbal, El Seibo, La Vega, Monte Plata, Santiago and San José de Ocoa.
A alert yellow is declared when the upward trend in the development of an event implies imminent situations of risk and severe emergency.
While in alert green There are: Sánchez RamÃrez, La Romana, ElÃas Piña, Barahona, San Juan, Peravia, San Pedro de MacorÃs, Hermanas Mirabal and Pedernales.
The alert green is the one that is declared when the expectations of a phenomenon allow us to foresee the occurrence of an event of a dangerous nature for the population.
The rains
José Medinapredictor of the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet), informed Free Diary that the tropical wave is located this Sunday south of Puerto Rico, affecting that country, but will cross today over Dominican Republicso the downpours that have been recorded since this morning will extend.
In the afternoon and early evening there will be an increase in rainfall that may be moderate to heavy, affecting: Greater Santo DomingoLa Altagracia, El Seibo, La Romana, San Pedro de MacorÃs, Hato Mayor, Monte Plata, San Cristóbal, Samaná, Duarte, MarÃa Trinidad Sánchez, Monseñor Nouel, San José de Ocoa, La Vega, Azua, San Juan de la Maguana , Santiago de los Caballeros, Puerto Plata and Espaillat, indicates the report of the Indomet.
In it Greater Santo Domingo Heavy downpours, thunderstorms and gusts of wind are expected in the afternoon. Even, according to the predictor, the rest of the day and the early morning of Monday are expected rains in this demarcation.
The predictor highlighted that a new system or cold front, located to the north of the country in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, will be approaching to contribute to the rainy conditions that have been affecting the country for more than a week.
