Floods have struck once again in Haiti, this time in areas around the capital, Port-au-Prince. Local civil protection authorities say that several people have died and over 4,000 homes have been damaged.
Flooding has been reported in the communes of Port-au-Prince, Carrefour, Delmas, Cité Soleil in Port-au-Prince Arrondissement and Cabaret in the Arcahaie Arrondissement, Ouest department.
At least 6 people have died and 10 injured as a result of landslides and collapsing buildings. Haiti’s Civil Protection said that there were 112 affected families in Port-au-Prince, 2,500 in Cité Soleil and 1,800 in Cabaret.
Haiti’s Civil Protection Directorate via social media said:
“The heavy rain recorded in the Ouest department, during the night from 23 to 24 April, has killed 6 people and wounded 6 others in Port-au-Prince and Delmas.
Four members of the same family were killed and two were injured in the collapse of their homes after a landslide occurred in Carrefour-Feuilles (Port-au-Prince). Two other people, including a girl of 7 years, were killed and four others were injured in Delmas in the fall of a wall that destroyed their house. A baby is among the wounded.”
Four Floods in Two Months
This is the fourth major flood event in Haiti so far this year. On 13 April, over 900 homes were damaged after the Rouyonne River overflowed in the city of Léogâne.
Heavy rain on 28 February caused flooding that has at least 2,000 houses in Limonade, and a further 8,000 in Cap-Haitien, both in Nord Department. One person was killed while attempting to cross a swollen river in the small village of Dame Marie, Anse-d’Hainault, Grand’Anse Department.
The northern coast of Haiti was affected by heavy and prolonged rainfall which occurred between 9 to 11 February 2016. The resulting floods damaged at least 200 homes.
Flood Summary
Last updated: July 13, 2016
Event
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, April 2016
Date
April 23 to April 25, 2016
Type
Flash flood, Landslide
At least 6 people have died and 10 injured as a result of landslides and collapsing buildings after a period of heavy rain 23 to 24 April. Haiti’s Civil Protection said that there were 112 affected families in Port-au-Prince, 2,500 in Cité Soleil and 1,800 in Cabaret.
Damages
Buildings damaged
4000 buildings
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Publish date : 2016-04-27 03:00:00
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