{"id":481917,"date":"2025-09-08T15:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T19:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/coe-expands-to-9-the-provinces-on-alert-for-floods-and-inundations\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:14:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T19:14:02","slug":"coe-expands-to-9-the-provinces-on-alert-for-floods-and-inundations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/dominican-news\/coe-expands-to-9-the-provinces-on-alert-for-floods-and-inundations\/","title":{"rendered":"COE expands to 9 the provinces on alert for floods and inundations"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Santo Domingo.- <\/strong>The <strong>Emergency Operations Center (COE)<\/strong> extended the green alert to nine provinces this Monday due to possible rises in rivers, streams and ravines, as well as sudden or urban floods; the affected territories are: <strong>Santiago, San Juan, Dajab\u00f3n, Monse\u00f1or Nouel, La Vega, El\u00edas Pi\u00f1a, San Jos\u00e9 de Ocoa, Puerto Plata and Valverde.<\/strong>\n\nThe COE Directorate recalled that, according to the <strong>National Meteorology Institute (Indomet)<\/strong>, this afternoon, due to the incidence of a trough in the middle and upper levels of the atmosphere, combined with local effects, cloud increases will be generated accompanied by showers that will range from moderate to heavy, electrical storms, wind gusts, without ruling out possible hailstorms, especially in <strong>La Vega, Santiago, Monse\u00f1or Nouel, Santiago Rodr\u00edguez, Dajab\u00f3n, Valverde, Puerto Plata, Montecristi, San Juan, El\u00edas Pi\u00f1a, Azua and San Jos\u00e9 de Ocoa.<\/strong>\n\n\n<p><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/cinco-provincias-en-alerta-verde\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"530278\">COE places five provinces on green alert for possible flooding<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nOn the other hand, local showers and thunderstorms of lesser intensity are expected until the early hours of the night in La Altagracia, La Romana, El Seibo, Hato Mayor, Monte Plata, S\u00e1nchez Ram\u00edrez, Duarte, San Pedro de Macor\u00eds and Santo Domingo.\n\nThe COE recommended staying in contact with the <strong>Civil Defense, the Armed Forces, the Red Cross, the National Police, the Fire Department,<\/strong> as well as with its own organization.\n\nFurthermore, he urged people to refrain from crossing rivers, streams, and ravines with high water volumes and not to use spas in the provinces under alert.\n\n<strong>&#8220;In the event of heavy rains, residents in high-risk areas who live near rivers, streams, and ravines should be vigilant and take the necessary precautions against possible flash floods and sudden flooding,&#8221;<\/strong> said the COE.\n\nThe emergency center also asked to follow the guidelines and orientations of the civil protection agencies.&nbsp;","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) extended the green alert to nine provinces this Monday due to possible rises in rivers, streams and ravines, as well as sudden or urban floods; the affected territories are: Santiago, San Juan, Dajab\u00f3n, Monse\u00f1or Nouel, La Vega, El\u00edas Pi\u00f1a, San Jos\u00e9 de Ocoa, Puerto Plata and Valverde. 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