{"id":488072,"date":"2025-10-24T21:18:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T01:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/coe-maintains-12-provinces-on-red-alert-11-on-yellow-and-3-on-green-due-to-melissa\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T21:18:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T01:18:35","slug":"coe-maintains-12-provinces-on-red-alert-11-on-yellow-and-3-on-green-due-to-melissa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/coe-maintains-12-provinces-on-red-alert-11-on-yellow-and-3-on-green-due-to-melissa\/","title":{"rendered":"COE maintains 12 provinces on red alert, 11 on yellow, and 3 on green due to Melissa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santo Domingo.<\/strong>&#8211; The <strong>Emergency Operations Center (COE) <\/strong>maintains twelve provinces and the National District on red alert, eleven on yellow and three on green due to the effects of Tropical Storm Melissa, which was located approximately 360 kilometers southwest of Port-au-Prince (Haiti), the institution reported this Friday.<\/p>\n\n\nThe provinces under red alert are: &#8220;Barahona, San Crist\u00f3bal, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, San Jos\u00e9 de Ocoa, San Pedro de Macor\u00eds, San Juan, Azua, Peravia, Pedernales, La Romana and Monte Plata.&#8221;\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/Tr\u00e1nsito en el DN se torna lento en horario nocturno: ciudadanos acatan medidas preventivas por tormenta Melissa\">http:\/\/Traffic in the DN becomes slow at night: citizens comply with preventive measures due to storm Melissa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe following provinces are under a yellow alert: La Vega, Saman\u00e1, Hato Mayor, El Seibo, Bahoruco, Monse\u00f1or Nouel, S\u00e1nchez Ram\u00edrez, Montecristi, El\u00edas Pi\u00f1a, Independencia, and La Altagracia.\n\nWhile on green alert, due to the storm moving north at 4 km\/h, are Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Santiago and Duarte, the COE indicated in a statement.\n\nEmergencies also indicated that Melissa has maximum sustained winds of about 100 km\/h with higher gusts, and strengthening is forecast in the coming days.\n\nThe COE recommended &#8220;to refrain from crossing rivers, streams and ravines that present high volumes of water in the provinces under alert&#8221;.\n\nAlso, on the Caribbean coast, he urged operators of fragile, small and medium-sized vessels to remain in port due to abnormal wind and waves, as well as heavy downpours, thunderstorms and reduced visibility.\n\nWhile on the Atlantic coast, &#8220;they can navigate with caution near the coastal parameter without going out to sea.&#8221;","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.&#8211; The Emergency Operations Center (COE) maintains twelve provinces and the National District on red alert, eleven on yellow and three on green due to the effects of Tropical Storm Melissa, which was located approximately 360 kilometers southwest of Port-au-Prince (Haiti), the institution reported this Friday. 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