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
- Type of event
- Flood
- Location of event
- Dominican Republic
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2024-07-05
- Time of Charter Activation
- 07:18
- Time zone of Charter Activation
- UTC-04:00
- Charter Requestor
- Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE)
- Activation ID
- 894
- Project Management
- Alexander Ariza (UNSPIDER)
- Value Adding
- Mónica Rosendo (ABAE),
- Lizandra PayeVargas (ABE)