Rains in Polo cause two houses to collapse and 15 others to be flooded; rivers overflow

Written by Olmedo Urbaez

Barahona.- At least Two houses and a local road were destroyed. This is due to the heavy rains recorded in Polo municipality, Barahona province, on Thursday afternoon.

Rainfall causes river flooding Rivers, streams and canyons.

In view of the rainy season, Mayor Danilsa Cuevas called on the entire community Stay alert The weather conditions will arrive sooner as weather authorities predict more downpours across the country

Cuevas also urged the city’s residents to To save their livesand their families, first and foremost, to try to preserve assets or property,

The city government also announced that two families lost their homes in the Los Arroyos community due to overflowing tributaries, 15 other homes were flooded, and another 15 were flooded. Dragged animals.

Faced with this situation caused by the heavy downpour this Thursday afternoon, the protective agencies: firefighters, civil protection, state and municipal police remain active in the streets of the town and maintain permanent meetings as it continues the heavy rain that falls on the city.

“The Committee on Prevention, Mitigation and Response (COMR) is a very active group of people whose mission is to protect lives, which is our top priority,” the mayor said in a press release.

In this sense, Mayor Cuevas urged people to take all necessary measures to immediately abandon those areas of the municipality that are extremely vulnerable to these weather conditions.

damaged severely

While it is too early to assess the damage caused by the rain in this community, local leaders said the downpour in the past few hours has taken a heavy toll on the town. Rivers, streams, and canyons, They caused considerable damage to houses and completely destroyed streets and agriculture.

Danielsa Cuevas also said that the strong currents Breton River, Second River, and Los Colorado RiversThe fire destroyed two homes in Los Arroyos and flooded at least three others. 15 residential units, Therefore, the families living there had to be moved to a safe place.

He also reported that heavy rains that began early Thursday afternoon and lasted for more than five hours also caused the Las Oyamas River to drop, with the same situation occurring in many canyons.

Although Mayor Cuevas called on the public to remain vigilant regarding weather conditions and heavy rainfall throughout the city, she said that so far, these conditions do not pose any danger.