Flooding rain from Tropical Storm Grace has complicated rescue and recovery efforts in the wake of the earthquake in Haiti in which 1,941 people have now died. Meanwhile over 500…
Strong winds of up to 85 km/h and heavy rainfall brought by Tropical Storm Laura have caused severe damage in Haiti and Dominican Republic, with at least 11 fatalities reported.…
Tropical Cyclone Isaias strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Monday, 03 August, prior to making landfall near Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina, USA. Since then, at least 6…
Hurricane Dorian caused wind damage, power outages and flooding in parts of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico as the storm passed over the northern Caribbean with maximum sustained winds…
The remnants of Hurricane Beryl brought heavy rain and wind to Puerto Rico from 09 July, causing some flooding, and Dominican Republic from 10 July, where almost 8,000 people have…
Rain, flooding and landslides in parts of the Caribbean have caused at least 4 fatalities and displaced around 4,000 people. Heavy rain has affected Jamaica, Haiti and Dominican Republic since…
Over 4,000 people were evacuated from their homes after torrential rain and floods on 06 April, 2018, in La Vega Province, Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic Emergency Operations Center (COE) declared…
Record rainfall in northern parts of the Dominican Republic have caused flash flooding in Puerto Plata province. Local media report that over 500 homes and businesses have been damaged. Comedores…
In the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria, which wreaked havoc across the Caribbean in September 2017, the European Commission has mobilised an additional €3.3 million to support preparedness initiatives…
Hurricane Maria has continued on its track through the Caribbean, causing severe flooding in Dominican Republic and Haiti. Meanwhile the flood situation in Puerto Rico has caused damage to a…
Hurricane Maria has continued its trail of destruction in the Caribbean, making landfall near Yabucoa, Puerto Rico on 20 September with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h). Dominica,…
“A lot of the damage now comes from extreme precipitation. So that translates into floods, landslides, loss of life, loss of livelihoods” BOGOTA, July 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As…
Heavy rain over the last few days has caused flooding in parts of the Caribbean, including Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Haiti. Haiti In Haiti, the Ministry of Interior issued a…
Flooding has caused major problems in at least 6 provinces in the Dominican Republic after staggering amounts of rainfall over the last few days. According to the country’s meteorological office…
Disaster authorities in the Dominican Republic say that a period of heavy rain caused flooding in northern areas of the country from 23 March 2017. As of 25 March, 1,770…
Slow moving frontal systems draped over Hispaniola and a tropical wave recently caused heavy rainfall that led to wide spread flooding over the northern Dominican Republic. NASA analyzed that heavy…
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