Huge waves after Hurricane Elsa destroy the coast of Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic

Natural disaster 3 July 2021. Huge waves after Hurricane Elsa destroy the coast of Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic #SantoDomingo #DominicanRepublic #hurricane #wind #wave #Elsa #storm #flood #rain #weather #Naturaldisasters #news A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, rain, hail, wildfire, waves, wind, snow, weather and other geologic processes. Elsa’s winds weakened slightly on Saturday as the Caribbean storm churned towards Haiti and the Dominican Republic, where residents threatened by severe floods were being evacuated. The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said an aircraft measured maximum sustained winds at 110 kph. This downgraded Elsa to a tropical storm from a hurricane, which is defined as having winds of at least 121 kph. Elsa was about 70 km south of the Dominican island of Isla Beata at 11 a.m. EST, according to the NHC. Daily mo