We had a visit from Hurricane turned Tropical Storm Beryl. She was only here a short time but she cause some serious havoc in the city of Santo Domingo. She brought with her widespread flooding and a little bit of damage. No lives were lost but some homes were. I took this video in Villa […]
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Renovada Ciudad Colonial – Disaster on Padre Billini
Here in the Colonial Zone it started raining on Monday. We got about 15 to 20 minutes of hard rain around 6PM. The roads they have been working on with the Renovada Ciudad Colonial Project flooded immediately. The roads that are completed and in service were filled with water. The new drain system could not […]
Hurricane Season 2012
It is that time of year again. Hurricane season is here and starting with a bang! June 1st through November 30 is the official Atlantic hurricane season. This year will be much quieter than last year. They are forecasting between 9 to 15 tropical storms. 4 to 8 of which are expected to become hurricanes. […]
May Rainy Season 2012
The yearly rainy season is upon us. We have been getting some serious rain in Dominican Republic. Many areas have been evacuated and many homes lost. The rains are slowing down as the low-pressure trough that brought us all this crazy weather passes by. People were evacuated from their homes in a Province of Santiago […]
We Were Spared This Time
Hurricane Irene passed this side of the island by. Seems another storm did not like us. This did not hurt anyones feelings in the least. All we have now in the Colonial Zone are cloudy skies. The sun has not shown itself yet and I am sure it might just rest itself until tomorrow. There […]