{"id":487669,"date":"2025-10-21T20:41:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/coe-keeps-24-provinces-on-alert-due-to-the-effects-of-tropical-storm-melissa\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T20:41:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:41:44","slug":"coe-keeps-24-provinces-on-alert-due-to-the-effects-of-tropical-storm-melissa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/coe-keeps-24-provinces-on-alert-due-to-the-effects-of-tropical-storm-melissa\/","title":{"rendered":"COE keeps 24 provinces on alert due to the effects of Tropical Storm Melissa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santo Domingo.-<\/strong> The <strong>Emergency Operations Center (COE)<\/strong> increased to 24 the provinces on alert, 18 in yellow and 6 in green, due to the effect of tropical storm Melissa, which is located about 415 kilometers south\/southwest of Barahona, the institution reported on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this way, the provinces on yellow alert are: <strong>La Vega, San Crist\u00f3bal, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, La Romana, Hato Mayor, San Pedro de Macor\u00eds, San Jos\u00e9 de Ocoa, Peravia, La Altagracia, Monse\u00f1or Nouel, S\u00e1nchez Ram\u00edrez, San Juan, Pedernales, Az\u00faa, Barahona, Monte Plata and El Seibo.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/tag\/centro-de-operaciones-de-emergencias-coe\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1575\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emergency Operations Center (COE)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nFor their part, in green alert are: Mar\u00eda Trinidad S\u00e1nchez, Bahoruco, Saman\u00e1, Santiago, Independencia and El\u00edas Pi\u00f1a, indicated the COE on its X social media account.\n\nThe tropical storm is moving west at about 24 km\/h and &#8220;a slowdown of its translational movement is expected, followed by a movement towards the northwest and north, and has maximum sustained winds of about 85 km\/h with higher gusts&#8221;.\n\nThe COE recommended refraining from crossing rivers, streams, and ravines that present high volumes of water in the provinces under alert.\n\nAlso, on the Atlantic and Caribbean coasts, operators of fragile, small, and medium-sized vessels are advised to &#8220;remain in port due to wind, dangerous waves, as well as heavy showers and thunderstorms.&#8221; ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) increased to 24 the provinces on alert, 18 in yellow and 6 in green, due to the effect of tropical storm Melissa, which is located about 415 kilometers south\/southwest of Barahona, the institution reported on Tuesday afternoon. 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