At least one person is dead and two others were injured after Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall in the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and mudslides to the island of Hispaniola. Forecasters projected the storm would swirl for most of Wednesday above the island that includes both countries. The National Weather…
At least one bridge has collapsed in the Dominican Republic, where Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall early Wednesday on the island of Hispaniola that the country shares with Haiti.
Tropical Storm Franklin got on its horse overnight and is crossing the island of Hispaniola near the border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The winds aren’t very high, but dangerous conditions will exist near the mountains due to the interaction of the tropical moisture and the high elevations.