Country: Dominican Republic Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Please refer to the attached file. Description of the Event Date of event 23-10-2025 What happened, where and when? From 21 October 2025 onward, the Dominican Republic experienced heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides as outer bands of Hurricane Melissa impacted the southern and central provinces. The country’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) declared yellow and green alerts in 22 provinces and the National District, and later red alerts in Barahona, Pedernales, Independencia and Bahoruco, while yellow alerts covered San José de Ocoa, Elías Pina, Dajabón, Azua, San Cristóbal, Peravia, Monte Plata, San Juan and Monte Cristi. Intense rain-induced flooding and landslides severely disrupted water supply and essential services—dozens of aqueducts were out of operation, and several health facilities experienced outages. Based on preliminary estimates the population exposed to the event is approximately 1. 8 million people. The disruption of safe water access and power outages heightened the risk of waterborne disease; ongoing soil saturation and forecast for further rainbands maintained an elevated risk of renewed flooding and landslides.
Dominican Republic: Hurricane Melissa – DREF Operational Update #2 (MDRDO019)
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