Natural disasters of the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is affected mostly by hurricanes. Other disasters also play a major role in the everyday life of those in the Dominican Republic. Examples of previous natural disasters would be:

 

Hurricane Dean was a powerful tropical cyclone of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the most intense tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin since Hurricane Wilma of 2005, is the ninth most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and is the third most intense Atlantic hurricane ever at landfall. A Cape Verde-type hurricane, Dean took a west-northwest path through the Caribbean Sea, passing just to the south of Jamaica on August 20, making landfall in the Yucatán on August 21, and a second landfall near Tecolutla, Mexico, on August 22 after crossing the Bay of Campeche. At least 42 deaths have been reported and insured damage is estimated at about $1.9 billion (USD). Dean was the first hurricane to make landfall in the Atlantic basin at Category 5 intensity in 15 years; the last storm to do so was Hurricane Andrew on August 24, 1992. Although Dean was much larger than Andrew, its Category 5 landfall was in a more sparsely populated area and thus far less damaging.

Most intense Atlantic hurricanes

Intensity is measured solely by central pressure

If you are in the Dominican Republic and need emergency services you can call 911.