4 dead and 3 missing: partial assessment of recent floods

Trends emilie. Trends Friday 06th December 2024 05:47 PM REPORT

Torrential rains fell on the South department (Haiti) on 10/20. After the hurricane passed, the ground was saturated. This population, whose plantations were ravaged and homes destroyed by Hurricane Matthew, is today facing a new catastrophe. In the photo: images of the flooded streets of Les Cayes. Traffic is impassable in some streets and simply impossible in others/ Heavy rains fall on the 20/10 in the South department. After hurricane Matthew, the ground is saturated. This population lost their plantation, the house was destroyed by Matthew hurricane, and they have not to fight against a new disaster. In the picture: Images of streets of the Cayes flooded. Traffic is not possible in some streets.

The torrential rains of recent days have caused serious flooding in several regions of the country, particularly in Grand’Anse and the North. A partial report shows one dead and three injured in the North, as well as 4 dead and 3 missing in Grand’Anse.

Local authorities in Cap-Haïtien are preparing to issue a municipal decree declaring a state of environmental emergency. This legal system will make it possible to demolish anarchic constructions on the slopes of hills and in ravines, identified as the main cause of recurring floods in the Christophian city.

Almost all of the neighborhoods of Cap-Haïtien were invaded by tons of rubbish and alluvium following the downpours of the last few days.

In Grand’Anse, new precipitation was recorded this Thursday, December 5, 2024. All rivers are in flood, particularly in Dame-Marie, Anse-d’Ainault, Les Irois, and in the locality of Léon. Several roads are cut, and public markets are dysfunctional, particularly in Chambellan.

Local authorities are calling for urgent government intervention, particularly to help more than 60 displaced families.

LLM Radio Métropole Haiti

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