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Storm lashes Haiti, Dominican Republic
Updated On: 24 August, 2023 07:49 AM IST | Santo Domingo | Agencies
Both countries fear heavy flooding, landslides due to rain
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The storm could dump up to 25 cm of rain, with a maximum of 38 cm in some areas. Pic/AP
Tropical Storm Franklin roared toward the island of Hispaniola shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti early on Wednesday, bringing fears it would trigger deadly landslides and heavy flooding in both countries.
Franklin was expected to swirl above the island for most of Wednesday, with forecasters warning the storm could dump up to 25 cm of rain, with a maximum of 38 cm in isolated areas. By early Wednesday morning, the storm had maximum winds of 85 kmph, with higher gusts and was moving northward at 17 kmph. In the Caribbean, officials were most concerned about Franklin’s impact in Haiti, which is vulnerable to catastrophic flooding given the country’s severe erosion.
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