Thousands of Dominicans evacuated due to heavy rains
Some 2,000 families remain evacuated Monday in central, northwest and northeast Dominican Republic due to the overflowing of rivers and streams after three weeks of intense rains.

According to reports from Dominican capital Santo Domingo, over 1,000 families have been evacuated in Santiago de los Caballeros province from the spilling of Juaniquito and Gurabo rivers.

A similar situation occurred at San Francisco de Macoris, with the overflowing of Mamey River.

The National Emergency Commission said that floods resulting from heavy rains caused numerous damage, whose effects are yet to be assessed.

According to the National Meteorology Office, there will be more rains and storms in the coming hours, mainly in the west of the country.

The Dominican authorities keep a flood alert in low zones close to river embankments, streams and ravines over most parts of the country.