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Three rivers burst their banks around Jérémie, leaving the city partially isolated. [10] A bridge recently constructed in the city following a catastrophic earthquake in 2021 was partially destroyed. [8] A total of 37,375 people were affected, 13,390 of whom were displaced. At least 13,591 homes were flooded and 820 were destroyed.
The first days of Haiti’s rainy season continue to prove destructive and deadly for the country’s vulnerable population. The death toll from heavy rains has risen to 17, while the number of ...
Haiti's unique position and geography in the Caribbean makes it especially vulnerable to many kinds of natural disasters. The most notable of these disasters are landfalls from tropical cyclones, major earthquakes (due to its position over an active fault line), and general flooding events (often accompanied with landslides that kill hundreds).
At the time of the collapse, the storm was within 21 miles of the city of Barahona in the Dominican Republic, which has most of its provinces under high alert for flooding and landslides. Haiti is ...
Haiti’s disaster office says it has received reports of mudslides in the Grand’Anse region in the west. The office had people in shelters in the southern part of the country.
2023 floods in North America (1 C, 5 P) O. 2023 floods in Oceania (4 P) S. 2023 floods in South America (2 P) This page was last edited on 3 January 2023, at 21 ...
Jonathan AlpeyrieLES CAYES, HAITI—Early in the morning on Aug. 14, the small island nation of Haiti was hit by yet another calamity: a 7.2 earthquake. The quake rattled the westernmost portion ...
On February 1, five people were killed by the floods, with one more person missing. [1] [2] [3] On March 7, a storm hit the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic and the Nord Department of Haiti, leaving 2 Haitians dead. [citation needed] On September 1, a flood destroyed upwards of 350 homes and killed 3 in the Ouest Department ...