Simultaneously, a hurricane watch was put into place on the south coast, also extending from the Haitian border to Saona Island.

After the "Restoration War" (1863-1865), some families from other towns close to the Haitian border came to live in Bánica.

Military road blocks are common - especially in the areas near the Haitian border.

There have been reports of cars being forced to stop and their drivers/passengers robbed on the roads in the west of the country, between Azua and the Haitian border.

The insurgents were aided by a recent large consignment of guns and ammunition smuggled across the Haitian border that had given them new blood.

Spanish troops reoccupied the town, but the rebels fled to the mountains along the ill-defined Haitian border.

The western valleys, along the Haitian border, remain relatively dry, with less than 760 mm of annual precipitation.

Manzanillo Port is located very close to the Haitian border.

Additionally, a hurricane watch was issued from Cabo Beata to the Haitian border.

This was further upgraded that night with a hurricane warning from Barahona to the Haitian border.