Santo Domingo. The Emergency Operations Center (COE) has issued yellow alerts for 12 regions and green alerts for six provinces in response to unstable weather conditions affecting the Dominican Republic, stemming from a trough impacting various levels of the troposphere.
The areas under yellow alert include Greater Santo Domingo, the National District, Pedernales, Barahona, Bahoruco, Independencia, Azua, Peravia, San Cristóbal, San José de Ocoa, Monte Plata, and San Juan.
Regions with a green alert are Elías Piña, Dajabón, Sánchez Ramírez, Monseñor Nouel, La Vega, and San Pedro de Macorís.
COE officials have advised residents in the affected areas to refrain from crossing rivers, streams, and ravines that may have elevated water levels due to the ongoing weather conditions.
