Devastating flooding triggered by days of unrelenting heavy rainfall from a low-pressure trough has left at least four people dead and more than 30,500 residents displaced across the Dominican Republic, according to updated official government reports.
Civil Defense teams have recovered the remains of two recent victims: a three-year-old boy swept away by raging flood-swollen rivers in the northern coastal province of Puerto Plata, and a 32-year-old man killed by flash flooding in the capital city of Santo Domingo. These two deaths follow two earlier fatalities recorded earlier in the disaster, including a one-year-old infant girl who died when a collapsing wall fell on her during intense storm activity.
Beyond the human toll, the disaster has caused widespread disruption to critical infrastructure and daily life. Data from the country’s Emergency Operations Center shows more than 6,100 residential properties have suffered damage from flooding and landslides. Over 1 million residents across the island nation are currently cut off from safe drinking water, and 28 isolated communities remain completely disconnected from surrounding areas with no accessible transit routes.
In response to the unfolding crisis, Dominican authorities have activated emergency alerts for 28 of the country’s 32 provinces, deploying search and rescue teams and emergency supply distributions to affected regions. Meteorological officials have issued a grim update, warning that additional rainfall is expected to continue over the coming hours, raising fears of further flash flooding and landslides. The capital city of Santo Domingo remains under a yellow-level weather alert, as local authorities brace for more severe weather conditions.