NewsWhore
08-28-2008, 04:10 PM
The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) is maintaining red alerts for 19 provinces (Barahona, Pedernales, Independencia, Elias Pina, Baoruco, Peravia, Azua, San Cristobal, Santo Domingo, the National District, San Jose de Ocoa, San Juan, San Pedro de Macoris, Duarte, Monte Plata, Sanchez Ramirez, La Vega and Monsenor Nouel), yellow warnings for nine provinces (Montecristi, La Romana, Hato Mayor, El Seibo, La Altagracia, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Espaillat, Salcedo y Santiago) and green warnings for Samana, Valverde, Santiago Rodriguez and Puerto Plata. Despite the rains having passed, the warnings are due to the concern that ground may be saturated and there could be landslides such as that which killed eight persons in Santo Domingo, the day after Hurricane Gustav had passed. The storm forced the evacuation of 5,275 people. COE director Juan Manuel Mendez said rains and thunderstorms will continue.
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