Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall Wednesday on the island of Hispaniola shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, dumping heavy rains that triggered landslides and flooding in both countries.

Forecaster warned that the storm could drop up to 30 cm of rain in the Dominican Republic, with a maximum of 41 cm for the country’s western and central regions. And up to 10 cm of rain were forecast for Haiti, with nearly 20 cm for the country’s eastern regions.

Rivers were swelling across the Dominican Republic and more than 200 people were in shelters. Some hotel guests were relocated to areas outside the main trajectory of the storm.

Meanwhile, officials shuttered schools, government agencies and several airports with at least 25 of the country’s 31 provinces under red alert.

Flooding already had been reported on Tuesday in the capital, Santo Domingo, and beyond.

Puerto Rico was also affected by Franklin’s rain and the government of the Bahamas issued a tropical storm warning for the Turks and Caicos Islands, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Franklin is the seventh named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. An eighth named storm, Gert, dissipated on Tuesday.

Tropical storm Harold

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Harold weakened into a tropical depression after making landfall in South Texas, bringing strong winds and rain, leaving thousands of homes without power. In a case of mix blessing, some welcomed the rain in an area that has otherwise been afflicted with oppressive heat.