PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Extreme rainfall over the previous 72 hours has devastated sections of this French-speaking Caribbean Neighborhood (CARICOM) member state, leading to 13 deaths, 15 accidents, one lacking particular person, and important property injury.
In response to a report from the Nationwide System for Threat and Catastrophe Administration, the rains, pushed by a persistent chilly entrance within the north, have induced widespread flooding within the North West, Grand’Anse, Nippes, and North departments.
Port-de-Paix within the North West suffered the best toll, with 11 fatalities, whereas two deaths had been reported in Jérémie, Grand’Anse.
Over 500 houses had been destroyed, 16,515 homes flooded, and main roads on the nationwide, departmental, and municipal ranges had been severely broken.
Overflowing rivers have compounded the destruction, significantly within the Northwest division.
In the meantime, well being considerations are mounting, with stagnant water resulting in outbreaks of vector-borne and waterborne illnesses in affected areas, particularly in Grand’Anse and Port-de-Paix.
