00:01On Sunday, Hurricane Erin downgraded to Category 3 but remains a potentially lethal storm.
00:06Erin set a record moving from tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in less than 24 hours.
00:13The U.S. National Hurricane Center forecast maximum wind speeds of 220 km per hour.
00:19Erin is currently about 245 km north of San Juan, Puerto Rico's capital.
00:24Overall, these tropical storm conditions are expected of the next 24 hours and the forecast for heavy rain for the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico remains in effect.
00:42In this context, the Dominican Republic's Emergency Operations Center issued yellow alert in eight provinces ahead of Hurricane Erin.
00:49The green alert remains in effect for the province of Santo Domingo and the National District.
00:53All authorities report that Hurricane Erin wouldn't bring cloudy skies, heavy rain, wind gusts and dangerous waves to the areas under alert.
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