Saturday, April 18, 2026

¡Vaguada no da tregua! El COE eleva a 5 las provincias en alerta amarilla y mantiene 12 en verde

Por: Preciosa Jiménez

Santo Domingo.- El Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias (COE) informó que este miércoles elevó a cinco las provincias en alerta amarilla y mantiene en verde a once provincias, junto al Distrito Nacional, debido a la incidencia de una vaguada en varios niveles de la troposfera, combinada con una atmósfera húmeda e inestable y el viento de componente sur.

Las provincias bajo alerta amarilla son Monseñor Nouel, San José de Ocoa, San Cristóbal, Santiago Rodríguez y Puerto Plata.

Mientras que en alerta verde se encuentran Santo Domingo, el Distrito Nacional, Azua, Elías Piña, Barahona, Santiago, Monte Plata, Dajabón, La Vega, La Altagracia, Duarte (especialmente el Bajo Yuna) y Peravia.

Recomendamos leer: COE mantiene provincias en alerta por lluvias e inundaciones tras vaguada

De acuerdo con el Instituto Dominicano de Meteorología, estas condiciones continuarán generando aguaceros moderados a fuertes, tormentas eléctricas y ráfagas de viento localmente muy fuertes durante la tarde y primeras horas de la noche.

El COE recomendó a la población no cruzar ríos, arroyos y cañadas con altos volúmenes de agua, así como evitar el uso de balnearios en las provincias bajo alerta.

Asimismo, exhortó a la ciudadanía a mantenerse atenta a los boletines oficiales y seguir las orientaciones de los organismos de protección civil.

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