Chaos in Santo Domingo due to rains
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SANTO DOMINGO. The lack of adequate storm drains was in evidence yesterday when the heavy rains that fell during the morning converted Greater Santo Domingo into a lake.
The flooding of the main streets caused a large traffic tie-up that made movement difficult for hours.
Hundreds of Dominicans arrived late to their places of work or failed to arrive due to the lack of public transportation which was also affected. On Francisco Carias Street at the corner of Winston Churchill, Tania Torres and her little three year old daughter were trapped in her Honda CRV, license plate O M OO228, and had to be rescued by young volunteers and members of the Santo Domingo Fire Department.
The "puddle" that appears at this intersection when it rains nearly drowned the mother and daughter, because the vehicle was completely covered and both had to be taken out the side windows. All along the Malecon, the George Washington Avenue seemed like one of the streets of the Italian city of Venice.
The same thing happened on the V Centennial Avenue, where many cars had to be pulled out by young men "looking for a peso" during these situations.
In the el Libertador sector of Herrera, the authorities reported three cases of landslides because of the overflow of the Guajima Arroyo.
On Luperon Avenue at the corner of Guarocuya, the old "puddle" returned because refuse had blocked the storm drains and caused serious issues with the traffic. As of yesterday, 460 persons have been displaced from their homes, affected by flooding all over the country.
The report from the Center of Emergency Operations (COE) indicates, moreover, that several communities have been cut off by flooding of several rivers. In Duarte province the community of La Guarana was cut off by the Guiza River; Los Peynados and Los Contreras, in Villa Riva, were isolated by the Yuna River, and in San Cristobal the communities of Lecheria, Los Hormigones, La Lomita, and Los Guineos were cut off by the flooding of theHaina River.
There were also 25 houses flooded in La Barquita and another 24 houses in different barrios of San Cristobal. Moreover, some 32,000 ‘tareas' of farm crops are flooded. The COE is keeping the alerts on for some 20 provinces, three of them, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Monte Plata and Duarte, are on red alert.
According to the National Meteorological Office (Onamet) the weather will continue to show strong thunderstorms with occasional wind gusts and lightning for the rest of the week, due to a tropical wave that is covering the country with its clouds.
The wave, that now has a 60% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone over the next 24 to 48 hours, is located just to the north of the country in the Atlantic.
The flooding of the main streets caused a large traffic tie-up that made movement difficult for hours.
Hundreds of Dominicans arrived late to their places of work or failed to arrive due to the lack of public transportation which was also affected. On Francisco Carias Street at the corner of Winston Churchill, Tania Torres and her little three year old daughter were trapped in her Honda CRV, license plate O M OO228, and had to be rescued by young volunteers and members of the Santo Domingo Fire Department.
The "puddle" that appears at this intersection when it rains nearly drowned the mother and daughter, because the vehicle was completely covered and both had to be taken out the side windows. All along the Malecon, the George Washington Avenue seemed like one of the streets of the Italian city of Venice.
The same thing happened on the V Centennial Avenue, where many cars had to be pulled out by young men "looking for a peso" during these situations.
In the el Libertador sector of Herrera, the authorities reported three cases of landslides because of the overflow of the Guajima Arroyo.
On Luperon Avenue at the corner of Guarocuya, the old "puddle" returned because refuse had blocked the storm drains and caused serious issues with the traffic. As of yesterday, 460 persons have been displaced from their homes, affected by flooding all over the country.
The report from the Center of Emergency Operations (COE) indicates, moreover, that several communities have been cut off by flooding of several rivers. In Duarte province the community of La Guarana was cut off by the Guiza River; Los Peynados and Los Contreras, in Villa Riva, were isolated by the Yuna River, and in San Cristobal the communities of Lecheria, Los Hormigones, La Lomita, and Los Guineos were cut off by the flooding of theHaina River.
There were also 25 houses flooded in La Barquita and another 24 houses in different barrios of San Cristobal. Moreover, some 32,000 ‘tareas' of farm crops are flooded. The COE is keeping the alerts on for some 20 provinces, three of them, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Monte Plata and Duarte, are on red alert.
According to the National Meteorological Office (Onamet) the weather will continue to show strong thunderstorms with occasional wind gusts and lightning for the rest of the week, due to a tropical wave that is covering the country with its clouds.
The wave, that now has a 60% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone over the next 24 to 48 hours, is located just to the north of the country in the Atlantic.
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