Since December 3rd, 2024, torrential rains have plunged Cap-Haïtien under water, affecting more than 100,000 residents.

The partial human toll reports the death of 4 members of the same family, including two children, following the collapse of a wall on the night of Thursday to Friday, in Cité Yton, in Bande du Nord, 1st communal section of Cap-Haïtien. The victims are Wilson Marcellus (38 years old), his wife Nadia Michel (32), as well as their two daughters, Wilmise (13) and Wildia Marcellus (7). Another victim was recorded Monday during a landslide. Several thousand houses are flooded and several have collapsed; the damage assessment is underway.

The city center is covered with aluvium and waste from the mountains. The entire city and surrounding areas, such as Blue Hills, Fort Saint Michel, Aviation, Conassa, Fougerolle, Carénage, among others, are submerged. Other municipalities in the North department, such as Limonade, Quartier Morin, Plaine-du-Nord, Acul-du-Nord, Dondon and Grande-Rivière-du-Nord, are also under water, according to information from the Nord Departmental Emergency Operations Center (COUD)

Among the most affected neighborhoods are Front-de-Mer, Petite-Anse, Fort Saint-Michel, Haut-du-Cap and Bel-Air.

The situation is aggravated by clogged drainage channels and the precarious state of infrastructure, particularly National Road #3 (RN3). Authorities fear a resurgence of waterborne diseases, particularly cholera, due to the degraded sanitary conditions.

Priority actions :

1. Assistance to displaced persons through temporary shelters and food assistance;

2. Health protection through sanitation kits;

3. Cleaning of blocked canals and ravines;

4. Rehabilitation of roads to restore traffic.

The partner companies of the Ministry of Public Works and the National Directorate of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DINEPA) are committed to supporting the cleaning and dredging work, while other partners promise to assist Public Works in its emergency interventions within the municipality. These operations include cleaning up priority ravines (Belle-Hôtesse, La Couleuvre, Man Sonson) and clearing roads using heavy machinery.

Under the supervision of the Departmental Directorate of the North of the MTPTC, a Crisis Unit monitors the operations.

The population is called upon to actively participate in efforts for a more resilient Cap-Haïtien.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-43784-haiti-cap-haitien-declaration-of-a-state-of-environmental-emergency.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-43784-haiti-cap-haitien-declaration-of-a-state-of-environmental-emergency.html

HL/ S/ HaitiLibre