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Haiti - FLASH : New floods, 10 victims, 4 departments affected 07/11/2016 05:40:23
The city center of Cap-Haitien and its communal sections were particularly affected, either by the flood of torrents of water aggravated by the gullies of the hills or by the rise and discharge of river waters of Haut-du-Cap. The provisional toll is 10 dead for 4 departments affected (3 women, 4 men and 3 children from the same family, including a young girl), 3 wounded, including two children, and 1 disappeared (adult male). "The recorded rainfall in the night from Saturday resulted in 3 injured, 1 missing and 10 dead in the departments of Grand'Anse, Northeast and North, including 7 for the commune of Cap-Haitien and among them 3 children," pointed out for its part the Civil Protection Department (DPC) in a first status report, adding "many neighborhoods are flooded in downtown Cap-Haitien, but also in the communal section of Petite-Anse and Haut-du-Cap.The communes of Quartier-Morin and Limonade also reported flooding. The The Emergency Operations Centres of Departmental (SEW) North and Northeast are activated. The mobilization of civil protection structures is maintained. "Emergency Operations Centres COUD) of North and Northeast are activated. The mobilization of civil protection structures is maintained." Department North : Cap-Haitien : 4 dead in Charrier in the collapse of a house (a mother and her 3 children) ; 3 dead in Cormier, communal section of Bande-du-Nord : a man killed by a falling tree, a motorcyclist who was trying to cross the wild waters and the adult body found on the beach ; Flood: the water level has reached between 100 and 140 cm in the plains areas. Homes are invaded by mud and waste ; Accumulation of silt torn from the surrounding hills especially on national roads making movement of vehicles impractical. Many cars were washed away. Quartier Morin : Flooding in Borno, Galman ; Limonade : Flooding of Bas-marché ; Acul du nord : Flooding to sea side (Camp-Louise). Department Northwest : Port-de-Paix : A woman in her thirties died in downtown Port-de-Paix, after the fall of her house, a section of wall of a neighboring house ; Collapse of two collapsed houses in the city center, where many neighborhoods are flooded ; Anse à Foleur : Flooding of several neighborhoods of the city center. Department Northeast : Ouanaminthe : Flooding by the river massacre of the plain of Rose, the village of the Remise, the free zone, the cities Gracia and Man Youyou. Flood of the locality of Tilorier by the river Canari. Flooding of the village of Oliviers by the Petite Rivière ; Ferrier : Flooding of Meran, Bourgeau, Ponigo, la Tasse. Damage to crops ongoing and on the habitat. Public market affected ; Caracol : Flooding of the village of Oliviers by the river of Caracol ; Trou du nord : Flooding in Garcin ; Perches : Gardens devastated ; Road linking Perches Vallières completely impractical ; 10 houses to Haut-des-Perches are damaged ; Death of a man swept away by the floods of the river Caracol ; Risk of cholera spreading to follow... Department of Grand'Anse : Jérémie : Death of a mother of 7 children, 2 seriously injured in the collapse of a house ; Several houses were destroyed and flooded ; Two landslides, one at the entrance of the city and another on the airport road ; Mobilization of public works for road clearing ; Supports of injured at the Saint-Antoine Hospital ; Dame Marie : Maisons inondées à Petite Rivière ; Anse d’Hainault : Flooding in downtown (Le Lagon); Rapid evacuation of the population by the volunteers of the DPC ; Abricots : Flooding in downtown and road impassable, particularly because of landslides. HL/ HaitiLibre
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