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| Haiti: Deadly earthquake kills three after floods | Haiti: Deadly earthquake kills three after floods |
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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 three people have been killed in an earthquake in the Haitian city of Jérémie, just days after floods left at least 42 dead. | At least three people have been killed in an earthquake in the Haitian city of Jérémie, just days after floods left at least 42 dead. |
| The 4.9-magnitude quake struck in the early hours of the morning, the US Geological Survey said. | |
| It came in the wake of torrential rains that have displaced more than 13,000. | It came in the wake of torrential rains that have displaced more than 13,000. |
| Prime Minister Ariel Henry said his government and international partners were taking "urgent measures" to deal with the flooding. | Prime Minister Ariel Henry said his government and international partners were taking "urgent measures" to deal with the flooding. |
| The World Food Programme, an agency of the United Nations, said that it would start providing hot meals to the displaced. | The World Food Programme, an agency of the United Nations, said that it would start providing hot meals to the displaced. |
| Haitian authorities said the three people who died were crushed when their home collapsed. More than a dozen people have also been injured. | Haitian authorities said the three people who died were crushed when their home collapsed. More than a dozen people have also been injured. |
| Jérémie is a coastal city in the southwestern Grand'Anse department. Two years ago, the region was also badly hit by an earthquake which killed more than 2,200 people. | Jérémie is a coastal city in the southwestern Grand'Anse department. Two years ago, the region was also badly hit by an earthquake which killed more than 2,200 people. |
| Jérémie is relatively isolated from the rest of the country and transport links have been further disrupted by the rain. | Jérémie is relatively isolated from the rest of the country and transport links have been further disrupted by the rain. |
| The main road linking Jérémie with the capital Port-au-Prince passes through the city of Léogâne, where three rivers burst their banks in recent days. | The main road linking Jérémie with the capital Port-au-Prince passes through the city of Léogâne, where three rivers burst their banks in recent days. |
| Rescue operations are also being hampered by Haiti's ongoing problem with criminal gangs, which control many areas. | Rescue operations are also being hampered by Haiti's ongoing problem with criminal gangs, which control many areas. |
| Léogâne resident Phania Cange, whose home was swept away in the floods, told Reuters that her five-year-old son died in the flooding. "I risked losing two (children), but God left the other one hanging in a tree." | Léogâne resident Phania Cange, whose home was swept away in the floods, told Reuters that her five-year-old son died in the flooding. "I risked losing two (children), but God left the other one hanging in a tree." |
| She added: "I lost everything. It's good people who give me clothes to wear, I have no one to rely on." | She added: "I lost everything. It's good people who give me clothes to wear, I have no one to rely on." |
| Léogâne Mayor Ernson Henry said that residents in the city residents were "desperate". | Léogâne Mayor Ernson Henry said that residents in the 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. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Haiti | Haiti |
| Floods | Floods |
| Severe weather | Severe weather |