COE extends alert levels in 11 provinces due to trough and frontal system that will cause heavy showers

Santo Domingo.– The Emergency Operations Center (COE) reported this Wednesday the extension of the yellow and green alert levels for several provinces and the National District, due to the adverse weather conditions registered in the country due to the incidence of a trough associated with a frontal system According to the bulletin issued at 1:15 p.m. on December 31, 2025, the National Institute of Meteorology (INDOMET) forecasts cloudy skies until nightfall, with locally heavy showers, accompanied by thunderstorms and wind gusts, with the potential to cause urban flooding in vulnerable areas.

Faced with this situation, and in compliance with Law 147-02 on Risk Management, the COE placed San Cristóbal, San Pedro de Macorís, the National District and Santo Domingo province on yellow alert, while María Trinidad Sánchez, Samaná, La Romana, La Altagracia, Duarte, Hato Mayor and El Seibo remain or enter on green alert

The agency warned that these conditions could generate rising rivers, streams and ravines, as well as flash or urban floods, so it urged the population to remain attentive to official bulletins. Regarding maritime conditions, the COE recommended that, from this Wednesday and during New Year's Thursday, operators of fragile, small, and medium-sized vessels navigate with extreme caution along the entire Caribbean coast, due to reduced visibility, electrical discharges, wind gusts, and locally abnormal waves.

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Among the recommendations issued, the COE urged citizens to maintain contact with civil protection agencies, follow official guidelines, avoid crossing bodies of water with high volume, and not use spas in the provinces under alert. The general director of the COE, Juan Manuel Méndez García, indicated that the organization remains in permanent session and will continuously monitor the evolution of weather conditions over the next few hours.