{"id":497767,"date":"2026-01-15T18:20:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/coe-will-launch-the-altagraciano-operation-2026-with-more-than-9000-collaborators\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T18:24:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:24:52","slug":"coe-will-launch-the-altagraciano-operation-2026-with-more-than-9000-collaborators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/coe-will-launch-the-altagraciano-operation-2026-with-more-than-9000-collaborators\/","title":{"rendered":"COE will launch the Altagraciano Operation 2026 with more than 9,000 collaborators"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Santo Domingo<\/strong>.- The Emergency Operations Center (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@coerd2294\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@coerd2294\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COE<\/a>) announced that it will launch the Altagraciano 2026 Operation with the deployment of <strong>9,121 collaborators and volunteers<\/strong>, with the aim of assisting and protecting citizens who will travel to the Basilica Cathedral Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de la Altagracia, in Hig\u00fcey, on the occasion of the traditional religious festival.\n\nThe operation will begin on <strong>Tuesday, January 20th at 2:00 PM and will run until Wednesday 21st at 6:00 PM<\/strong>, a period during which a comprehensive prevention and response plan will be implemented for potential emergencies, especially those related to traffic accidents, the main risk variable identified by the authorities.\n\nThe director of the COE, Juan Manuel M\u00e9ndez Garc\u00eda, explained that the deployment will cover from the Juan Carlos bridge, on Las Am\u00e9ricas avenue, to the Basilica of Hig\u00fcey, including the main road sections that connect the provinces of the eastern region of the country.\n\nAs part of the operation, <strong>113 ambulances, 153 first aid stations, two field hospitals<\/strong> from the Dominican Red Cross and Civil Defense will be available, as well as a Mobile Command Center and an operational base to coordinate emergency transfers to health centers, in conjunction with the Directorate of Out-of-Hospital Emergency Care Services (DAEH).\n\nThe Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Carlos Antonio Fern\u00e1ndez Onofre, also ordered the availability of a helicopter for aerial support in the emergency operations in the Eastern region.\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>You can also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/coe-coloca-21-comunidades\/\">COE places 21 communities in the south on green alert<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\nWithin the perimeter of the Basilica <strong>a special security and assistance device will be established<\/strong>, organized in three rings: a rapid response team on the outside, a pre-hospital care station with ambulances on the esplanade, and a fixed assistance station with mobile brigades inside the temple.\n\nLikewise, Digesett will reinforce road safety and traffic control in the surrounding areas, while the Military and Police Commission of the Ministry of Public Works will provide roadside assistance through six mobile workshops and eight tow trucks along the route to La Altagracia.\n\nFinally, M\u00e9ndez Garc\u00eda urged the population to avoid drinking alcohol while driving, to respect traffic signs and to follow the guidance of the authorities, recalling that it is an essentially religious celebration that requires responsibility and prudence on the part of all citizens.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) announced that it will launch the Altagraciano 2026 Operation with the deployment of 9,121 collaborators and volunteers, with the aim of assisting and protecting citizens who will travel to the Basilica Cathedral Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de la Altagracia, in Hig\u00fcey, on the occasion of the traditional religious festival. 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