Update end of day

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-6466-haiti-environment-isaac-the-situation-at-5-pm.html

Update 11h00 am

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-6463-haiti-environment-isaac-moves-toward-haiti.html

Update 8h30 am

At 8:00 am ISAAC is now located 355km southeast of Port-au-Prince, it always moves West at a speed of 24km/h, winds 80km/h the zone of influence is of 295km around its center.

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Message of Ministry of Communication

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This morning at 5:00, ISAAC was located at 16.1N 70.0W or 265km south of Santo Domingo and 370km southeast of Port-au-Prince, the storm is moving at a speed of 24km/h West, unlike yesterday where it moved in the direction West northwest.

According to the latest numerical analysis of the trajectory, the center of ISAAC will pass on or near the southern coast of Haiti during the day, ISAAC will affect more seriously the Haitian territory if it takes a direction West Northwest or Northwest during the day, in this case the departments most affected would be the South, Grand Anse, Nippes, South-East and the West Department.

If it continues in a westerly direction the country will be slightest affected because its center will be approximately 250km off the southern coast of Haiti, and the winds of ISAAC extend up to 295km of its center.

In its latest bulletin the National Meteorological Centre (CNM) dated 2 am, it indicates that ISAAC could cause in the next few hours of moderate to heavy rain, flooding, landslides and mudslides.

The country is still under the Alert phase 2 at the level of Red Vigilance (ie risk of impact of intensity violent to extreme) and recalls the activation of the Plan PNGRD faces to the threats of strong winds, heavy rain and big seas with risk of landslides, mudslides and flooding throughout the country from Friday.

The CNM together with the SPGRD and the DPC asks the population in the areas at risk to remain vigilant and strictly implement the following safety precautions :

- Be prepared to evacuate if necessary, areas exposed to floods and landslides (seaside, gullies, rivers, mountain slopes, etc...)

- Do not cross rivers in spate under any circumstances.

- Do not stay on the bridge.

- In case of severe thunderstorms, do not shelter near windows and wooded area.

- Put animals in safe places.

Banks open until noon :

The President of the Professional Association of of Banks (APB), Maxime D. Charles informed that "...in solidarity with the population the banks will be open to serve it, but however for a question of security, we will be forced to close the windows at noon [...] if the situation is not too serious, we will reopen Saturday, if the damage is greater we will be forced to reopen Monday only..."

Numbers in case of need :

Concerning the numbers to call in case of need "You can make 177, it is a call center that is reinforced to receive all complaints, you can do *300 for assistance in terms of health, ambulance, then we have the 114 for the PNH which was also reinforced on the occasion of this event..." declared Ronsard St-Cyr, the Minister of the Interior.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-6456-haiti-environment-isaac-the-prime-minister-declared-the-permanence.html

S/ HaitiLibre