Heavy Rains Trigger Flooding and Landslides Across Haiti, Reports of Missing People
Five departments were placed under an orange alert as floodwaters damaged homes and swept away livestock, according to The Haitian Times.
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Heavy rains over the weekend caused flooding and landslides in several of Haiti's 10 departments, damaging homes, sweeping away livestock and prompting reports of missing people, according to The Haitian Times.
Early Monday, Haiti's Hydrometeorological Unit (UHM), in coordination with the Civil Protection General Directorate (DGPC), placed five departments—Grand'Anse, South, Nippes, Southeast and West—under an orange alert for heavy rainfall and thunderstorms, and issued a yellow alert for Artibonite and Northwest. Authorities lifted the alerts Tuesday around noon, the report said.
The weather was linked to a surface trough extending south from the Bahamas toward the northwestern Caribbean. The DGPC said initial impacts were observed Oct. 22, with further effects through Tuesday morning, particularly in the South and Grand'Anse.
A landslide destroyed several homes Monday in the 12th communal section of Petit-Goâve, while residents in Chantal lost homes and livestock. In Anse-à-Galet on Gonâve Island, vendor Rosenette Exilien reportedly went missing in floodwaters, and Grand'Anse Civil Protection director Christine Monquelie reported several fishermen missing in Abricots.
Officials had not released a comprehensive damage assessment or confirmed death and missing tolls as of Tuesday. Forecasters projected rainfall of 100 to 150 millimeters, potentially exceeding 200 in mountainous areas.