Floods and landslides in Haiti have killed at least 51 people. There are now more fatalities in new earthquakes.
Update from June 7, 2023, 6:38 a.m.: Following the floods in Haiti, the Haitian Civil Protection Agency published a new assessment on Tuesday (6 June). Accordingly, the number of deaths has risen to at least 51. There were also 18 missing and 140 injured. As a result of the heavy rain on Friday and Saturday, 31,591 houses were flooded. Several parts of the country, especially the region around the capital Port-au-Prince, were affected by floods and landslides.
On Tuesday morning, there was another quake in the region. According to local media reports, the magnitude was 5.5, the U.S. Geological Survey USGS gave it 4.9. According to the Civil Protection, at least two houses collapsed in the southwestern city of Jérémie. There were four fatalities and 36 injured.
People in Haiti watch the rescue work in houses that collapsed after an earthquake. As a result of the heavy rain on Friday and Saturday, thousands of houses were flooded. Several parts of the country, especially the region around the capital Port-au-Prince, were affected by floods and landslides. © Ralph Simon/dpa
Haiti is the poorest country in the Americas. A lack of resources, as well as political chaos and corruption, make disaster management, victim care and reconstruction more difficult. According to UN figures, almost half of the eleven million inhabitants suffer from acute hunger. In addition, there is currently dramatic gang violence and a cholera outbreak.
Storms in the Caribbean: At least 42 dead after floods in Haiti
First reported on June 5, 2023, 16:51 p.m.: Port-au-Prince – Landslides and floods are devastating Haiti. At the weekend, heavy rainfall occurred on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola and flooding as a result.
Floods and landslides in Haiti: Death toll rises to 42 – Videos show deluge
Meanwhile, the death toll has risen to at least 42, the civil defense authority said on Monday. Another eleven people are missing, 85 are injured. The deluge hit large parts of the country over the weekend. At least 13,633 houses were flooded, according to authorities. Videos show how the water rushes mercilessly over the island. Cars, signs and people are washed away by the masses of water.
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The region around the capital Port-au-Prince was hit particularly hard. 19 people died in the nearby coastal city of Léogâne, writes the portal "Juno 7", citing the head of civil defense, Jerry Chandler.
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The hurricane season has just begun, lasting from June to November. The effects of this are likely to be felt as far away as Germany. In the Caribbean, the force of nature rages directly. On Friday, the first tropical cyclone of the season, "Arlene", which was strong enough to get a name, had already formed in the Gulf of Mexico. In Europe, a storm flooded the holiday island of Mallorca.
Flooded roads, broken cars and houses: Haiti is being hit by severe flooding. © Odelyn Joseph/dpa/picture alliance
Haiti is the poorest country in the Americas and continues to experience severe natural disasters – including devastating earthquakes such as the one in 2010, which killed more than 200,000 people. Deforestation, especially for the production of coal, also makes the state, which shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic, more vulnerable to landslides. (moe/dpa)
