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| Haiti floods: Dozens killed as torrential rains flood Léogâne | Haiti floods: Dozens killed as torrential rains flood Léogâne |
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| Watch: Haiti floods: Residents shelter on rooftops | Watch: Haiti floods: Residents shelter on rooftops |
| Watch: Haiti floods: Residents shelter on rooftops | Watch: Haiti floods: Residents shelter on rooftops |
| At least 42 people have died in Haiti after torrential rain caused widespread flooding at the weekend, emergency officials say. | At least 42 people have died in Haiti after torrential rain caused widespread flooding at the weekend, emergency officials say. |
| Another 11 people are still missing, and more than 13,000 are displaced after their homes were damaged. | Another 11 people are still missing, and more than 13,000 are displaced after their homes were damaged. |
| The worst hit city is Léogâne, south-west of the capital Port-au-Prince, where three rivers bursts their banks. | The worst hit city is Léogâne, south-west of the capital Port-au-Prince, where three rivers bursts their banks. |
| Overall, half of all the departments in the impoverished Caribbean island nation are affected. | Overall, half of all the departments in the impoverished Caribbean island nation are affected. |
| Phania Cange's home in Léogâne was swept away in the floods. | |
| She managed to save one of her children but her five-year-old died in the flooding: "I risked losing two (children), but God left the other one hanging in a tree." | |
| Léogâne Mayor Ernson Henry said city residents were "desperate". | Léogâne Mayor Ernson Henry said city residents were "desperate". |
| "They have lost everything. The waters have ravaged their fields, washed away their livestock," he told the AFP news agency. | "They have lost everything. The waters have ravaged their fields, washed away their livestock," he told the AFP news agency. |
| There are fears that the number of dead will rise further. | There are fears that the number of dead will rise further. |
| Prime Minister Ariel Henry said his government - together with international partners - was "taking urgent measures" to deal with the disaster. | Prime Minister Ariel Henry said his government - together with international partners - was "taking urgent measures" to deal with the disaster. |
| The World Food Programme said that the organisation would start providing hot meals to those displaced. | The World Food Programme said that the organisation would start providing hot meals to those displaced. |
| Local TV has shown pictures of people wading through vast streams of brown water. | Local TV has shown pictures of people wading through vast streams of brown water. |
| The country's infrastructure has been damaged by several devastating earthquakes. | The country's infrastructure has been damaged by several devastating earthquakes. |
| Rescue operations are made harder by Haiti's ongoing problem with criminal gangs, which control many areas. | Rescue operations are made harder by Haiti's ongoing problem with criminal gangs, which control many areas. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Haiti | Haiti |
| Floods | Floods |
| Severe weather | Severe weather |