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From late May to early June 2023, periods of heavy rain impacted Haiti, leaving soils saturated and unable to absorb much additional rain. On 2–3 June, a stationary area of low pressure produced heavy rain and thunderstorms across the country. [1] [2] Rains subsided the following day as the storm system waned. With the aforementioned soils ...
Events in the year 2023 in Haiti.Haiti still had no president, no parliamentary quorum, and a dysfunctional high court due to a lack of judges, with another news report of violent uprisings across the country, realizing they were sent by the gangs while the other families and neighbors escape from a burning capital Port-au-Prince.
17 August: Hurricane Grace brought heavy rainfall to Haiti, reaching around 10 in (250 mm); this caused flooding in areas affected by a magnitude-7.2 earthquake in the country that previously killed thousands. Strong winds destroyed homes previously damaged by the earthquake. 2022. 2022 Haiti floods; 2023. 2023 Haiti floods
Upon departing Haiti last month after a 10-day visit, the United Nations’ new independent expert on human rights, William O’Neill, said, “I found a country bruised by violence, misery, fear ...
In Haiti’s rural Artibonite Valley, farmers are looking at famine if the world doesn’t respond. Record hunger, armed gangs and raging inflation: U.N. convenes special meeting on Haiti crisis ...
An escalating gang turf war in Haiti has caused a devastating humanitarian crisis that has displaced around 200,000 nationwide and left some 5.2 million people - nearly half of Haiti's population ...
In 2023 the situation in Haiti continued to spiral downhill, with the last democratically elected officials leaving office, leaving Haiti without an elected government. [120] Four police officers killed by the Vitel'Homme gang in Petionville and seven police officers killed by the Savien gang on 25 January in Liancourt lead protesting police to ...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss political, security and humanitarian crises in Haiti with Prime Minister Ariel Henry next week, a State Department official said on Friday.