Tropical storm Elsa, which now occurs off the southern coast of the Dominican Republic, moves from west to northwest at a speed of forty-six kilometers per hour.
In the Dominican Republic, authorities have evacuated people living by rivers in the coastal province of Barahona as severe flooding is forecast.
The capital city of Santo Domingo is also in danger.
The Mayor’s Office of the National District this Saturday ordered the closure of the Santo Domingo waterfront due to the danger posed by the strong waves.
The ambulance service said they have about two and a half thousand centers for evacuees.
Haitian authorities used social media to warn people of the hurricane and urged them to evacuate if they live near water or mountain slopes.
“The hurricane threatens the entire country,” the Civil Protection Agency said in a statement.
“Do your best to escape before it’s too late.”
Storm Elsa is due to cross Florida on Tuesday in the official “cone of uncertainty.”
But this path can still change 200 miles east or west.
Elsa was the first storm of this Atlantic season.
The storm has already ripped off roofs, destroyed crops, and knocked down trees and power lines in the eastern Caribbean on Friday, with damage reported in Barbados, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

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