Thousands of people are without power this Wednesday in the Dominican Republic due to the effects of Hurricane Beryl, the dangerous Category 4 hurricane that is moving towards Jamaica, which has affected the distribution and generation of electricity, according to authorities.
The strong waves and winds caused by Beryl, whose effects were felt on Tuesday in part of the Dominican territory although with less intensity than expected, “have generated interruptions in the electrical service in various parts of the country,” specified in a joint statement the electricity distributors Edenorte, Edesur and Edeeste.
The situation has been aggravated “by the cessation of operations of important generating units, which has intensified the difficulties in maintaining stable electrical service,” added the note, which assures that the technicians of the distributors “are working full time to mitigate the damage caused by the followingmath of Beryl in the shortest possible time.”
The Ministry of Energy and Mines reported that “the strong and sustained waves” caused by the hurricane on the country’s east coast on Tuesday followingnoon “have significantly affected the production of some of the country’s main power generation plants” and that the sector’s brigades are working to restore electricity service.
Deficit
In summary, the statement said that at 10:50 p.m. on Tuesday, for the reasons mentioned above, the generation deficit reached 445 megawatts.
The electrical system is expected to return to normal by Wednesday, according to the head of the MEM, Antonio Almonte.
Apart from the situation in the electrical system, the authorities have not reported any other damage so far caused by Beryl, a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, which is advancing towards Jamaica, where it will arrive at noon with the force of a major cyclone, before moving on to Mexico and Belize.
The first hurricane of the Atlantic season remains a dangerous system with maximum sustained winds of 230 kilometers per hour (145 miles), according to the latest bulletin from the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The cyclone, which is threatening the central Caribbean with storm surge and destructive winds, is located 200 kilometres (125 miles) southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, and 690 kilometres (430 miles) east-southeast of Grand Cayman.
Santo Domingo / EFE
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2024-07-03 18:57:57
