SOME OF PANAMA’S drought woes may be alleviated in the 72 hours prior to noon, on Tuesday September 1 with a possible spill over from tropical storm Erika, making its way across the Caribbean.

The National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) issued an alert on Friday, August 28  warning of  possible moderate to heavy rain showers across most of the country.

The notice  was issued in order to alert areas prone to floods and landslides said Sinaproc CEO, José Donderis.

Moderate to heavy rains are expected with storms in the provinces of Darien Embera regions # 1 and # 2, Panama, Panama West, Guna Yala region, Colon, Cocle, Herrera, Los Santos, Veraguas, Chiriqui and Bocas del Toro.

The latest report said Tropical Storm was expected over Dominica early Saturday