Juliana O’Neal demands flood control plan in Santo Domingo Este

Congresswoman Juliana O’Neal demanded sustainable solutions to the flooding affecting Santo Domingo Este and asked the mayor’s office to explain what actions it is taking to prevent the rains from paralyzing the municipality.

“We need solutions, we need a plan, we need to know what the mayor’s office is doing about this situation,” he/she expressed during statements to the press at the Chamber of Deputies.

The legislator mentioned the floods recorded in Alma Rosa and on Costa Rica and San Vicente de Paúl avenues, as well as the drainage problems affecting Maquiteria.

He considered it necessary to identify critical points and reinforce the cleaning of storm drains, the maintenance of drainage systems, and garbage collection, as part of a preventive strategy.

O’Neal warned that these situations affect productive activity, school attendance, and public transport. Likewise, he recalled the consequences of the heavy rains recorded in November during recent years.

“We need a State plan, not a government plan,” he maintained, insisting that interventions must be sustained over time, regardless of changes in leadership.

The demand comes after Tuesday’s floods in different sectors of Santo Domingo Este. During a tour by De Último Minuto through communities such as La Isabelita and Villa Faro, residents and merchants asked for definitive solutions to the storm drainage and works that prevent water from entering their homes and businesses again.

Those affected pointed out that some interventions have allowed the water to recede more quickly, but they have not prevented the flooding. They also called for better solid waste management to reduce the clogging of drains.

Meanwhile, the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet) reported that rains will continue this Wednesday, although with less intensity, due to a trough combined with the southeast wind. Downpours, thunderstorms, and wind gusts are expected in different regions, including the southeast, so the agency urged the public to stay attentive to official bulletins and follow civil protection recommendations.