Overall Green alert Flood
in Dominican Republic

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 4354
Death: 5
Displaced: 3000
Countries: Dominican Republic
From - To 08 May - 11 May

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 132 | About casualties: 22 | Last hour: 0

Drought concerns over southern half of BelizeWed, 11 May 2016 19:43:00 +0200.

BELIZE CITY, Fri. May 6, 2016–Drier than normal conditions could adversely impact the country’s agricultural sector over the coming months, as drought conditions are emerging in the southwestern part of the country, across several Maya vill
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Dominican Republic downpours end drought, unleash floodsMon, 09 May 2016 23:47:00 +0200.

Santo Domingo.- Nearly 3,500 people have been evacuated as downpours in recent days have unleashed flooding across the Dominican Republic, relief agencies reported Sunday. "The population mustn’t be careless," said Emergency Operations Cent
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Haïti-R.D./Météo : Pluies et orages prévus sur toute l'IleMon, 09 May 2016 20:48:00 +0200.

P-au-P, 09 mai 2016 [AlterPresse] --- Des pluies et orages sont prévus, dans l’après-midi et en soirée, sur Haïti et la République dominicaine, jusqu’au mercredi 11 mai 2016, selon des informations rassemblées par AlterPresse. Des c
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Health authorities update contingency plan for 2016 hurricane seasonSat, 07 May 2016 20:40:00 +0200.

Santo Domingo.- The Health Ministry, through the Risk Management and Disaster Relief Department (DGRA), met with various entities and agencies to update the Contingency Plan for the 2016 Hurricane Season. DGRA director Jose Luis Cruz said t
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (7), INFORM (1), (1),