The hurricane entered the country through the east of the country this morning, with winds of 140 kilometers per hour and higher gusts. The whole country is on alert.
The eye of Hurricane Fiona hit the coast of the Dominican Republic at 4:00 a.m. (local time) this Monday via Cabo San Rafael (east of the country), with winds of 140 kilometers per hour and higher gusts, according to the report. to the National Bureau of Meteorology (Onamet).
Much of the Dominican Republic will be affected by the hurricane, so the whole country is on edge (thirteen provinces in red level and eighteen in yellow). Likewise, this Monday has been declared a non-working day and no classes will be held either.
According to predictions, can accumulate between 100 and 300 millimeters of rain, although it is possible that these figures reach 450 millimeters at isolated points. In this situation it remains urban flood warningflooding of rivers, streams and ravines, as well as landslides in several provinces of the country.
This hurricane, the third of the current cyclone season, is moving west/northwest at about 15 km/h. Hurricane winds extend about 45 kilometers outside the center and gale winds about 220 kilometers. If it holds its course, the center of Fiona is expected to cross several provinces of the country in the coming hours. It is expected that when Fiona leaves Dominican territory, she will do so with Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scaleat a maximum of 5.
The hurricane reaches the Dominican Republic after hitting Puerto Ricowhere it caused damage described as “catastrophic”, a general power outage and significant flooding, as can be seen in the following images.
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Source: EITB
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