Following the bad weather of recent days, the human balance has increased from 5 to 7 people and 19 fishermen disappeared on the Côtes des Irois, Dame-Marie and off Anse d'Hainault. The material damage is considerable, especially in agriculture and road infrastructures. Torrential rains caused flooding of most rivers, overflowing of dry ravines and flooding in the most affected departments.

The Civil Protection structures participated in various rescue operations and carried out preventive evacuations at Anse d'Hainault, Pestel (Cayemites) and Port-de-Paix, where a total of 500 people were placed in temporary shelters. Relief operations that continued throughout the day of 18 May, are maintained in areas mostly affected by persistent rains, which have left nearly 3,000 families affected throughout the country, including more than 1,600 in the Nippes .

At the same time, measures to assist the population began, notably in Nippes, where 145 families were assisted. In the South, 120 food kits were distributed to families.

On the other hand, technicians of public works and workers ave multiplied their interventions on several stretches of road damaged or cut off by runoff due to floods and landslides, notably at Arniquet, Port-Salut and Roche-à-Bateaux (South) and Marfranc (Grand'Anse) and also in Port-de-Paix in the North-West. Teams are also working in some flooded neighborhoods, for remediation work.

Volunteers of the Civil Protection were also deployed in several cities for cleaning. It should be noted that according to forecasts of the National Center of Meteorology, the meteorological situation prevailing in the great Antilles is likely to cause stormy showers on some departments of the country this weekend.

Given the cumulative rainfall recorded in Haiti and the 100% saturated soils, especially on the southern peninsula of the country, the Ministry of the Interior is calling on people in areas at risk of floods and landslides. To take extra precautions and to apply the usual safety precautions because of the heavy showers that continue to hit some parts of the country.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20980-haiti-flash-partial-assessment-of-the-bad-weather-5-dead-19-missing.html

HL/ HaitiLibre