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06-29-2011, 03:00 PM
A total of 93 houses in Santo Domingo East, Santo Domingo West, La Vega and Monte Plata have been damaged by the heavy rains that have been falling since the day before yesterday. The rains will continue today and fall off tomorrow, according to the National Meteorological Office (Onamet). Given this weather forecast, the Emergency Operations Center (COE) is keeping a green alert in place for 20 provinces. The agency also reported on the small tornado which occurred in La Vega: eight houses were partially destroyed and several trees and power lines were knocked down. In a similar event in Monte Plata, eight houses were partially destroyed and trees and power lines were also knocked down. The other houses damaged by these high winds were in Los Alcarrizos and Los Mameyes.
A low-pressure trough located over the western portion of the island and the tropical wave over the central part of the country are keeping conditions favorable for more rains and thunderstorms and occasional wind gusts in the northeast, the southeast, the southwest, the central mountains and the border regions. In response, the COE has announced a green alert for flash flooding in urban and rural areas for San Juan de la Maguana, Elias Pina, San Jose de Ocoa, San Cristobal, Azua, Samana, Duarte (San Francisco de Macoris), Maria Trinidad Sanchez (Nagua), Santiago, Monsignor Nouel (Bonao), La Vega, Sanchez Ramirez (Cotui), Monte Plata, Hato Mayor, El Seibo, La Altagracia (Higuey), San Pedro de Macoris, Santo Domingo, La Romana and the National District.
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A low-pressure trough located over the western portion of the island and the tropical wave over the central part of the country are keeping conditions favorable for more rains and thunderstorms and occasional wind gusts in the northeast, the southeast, the southwest, the central mountains and the border regions. In response, the COE has announced a green alert for flash flooding in urban and rural areas for San Juan de la Maguana, Elias Pina, San Jose de Ocoa, San Cristobal, Azua, Samana, Duarte (San Francisco de Macoris), Maria Trinidad Sanchez (Nagua), Santiago, Monsignor Nouel (Bonao), La Vega, Sanchez Ramirez (Cotui), Monte Plata, Hato Mayor, El Seibo, La Altagracia (Higuey), San Pedro de Macoris, Santo Domingo, La Romana and the National District.
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