Hurricane Beryl in Dominican Republic
Hurricane Beryl passed through Dominican Republic after raging through the Caribbean and southern Mexico. It brought with it strong gusty winds and rough surf waves.
The storm surges left rubbish and debris piled high on beaches, rough waves damaged multiple beachfront shops in Boca Chica.
Flooding was reported in the neighbourhood of Ciudad Nueva, disrupting traffic. Large waves scattered debris on a section of the Las Américas Highway in Santo Domingo.
A landslide destroyed a home in La Zurza. Four homes were destroyed by a storm surge in La Ciénaga, where an additional three homes were damaged.
The hurricane displaced 89 people and cut service to 57 aqueducts.
EUMETSAT case study of Hurricane Beryl
- Tipo de evento
- Inundación
- Ubicación del evento
- Dominican Republic
- Fecha de activación de la Carta
- 2024-07-05
- Hora de activación de la Carta
- 07:18
- Zona horaria de activación de la Carta
- UTC-04:00
- Solicitante de carta
- Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE)
- ID de activación
- 894
- Gestión de proyectos
- Alexander Ariza (UNSPIDER)
- Valor agregado
- Mónica Rosendo (ABAE),
- Lizandra PayeVargas (ABE)