The climate phenomenon adds to the chaos that the country suffers from gangs. They also warn of the increase in water-borne diseases.
A tornado in northwest Haiti caused at least 50 injured, destroyed 200 houses and left more than 300 families homeless, according to the United Nations. The Haitian meteorological authorities They warned of flooding and landslides after Tuesday’s storm in the Caribbean nation, one of the poorest in the world and prone to natural disasters.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairswhich is coordinating assistance, said in a statement Wednesday that the local Red Cross and civil protection agency were providing aid and assessing damage in the hardest-hit area of Bassin Bleu, about 15 miles (25 km) south of Port-de-Paix.
What happens in Haiti
More of 360,000 people are already displaced in Haitií, according to UN estimates, mostly from the capital, Port-au-Prince, due to a conflict with armed gangs who took control of most of the city. Many are staying in makeshift camps or traveling south.
It was planned that This week a deployment of Kenyan police officers will land at the head of an international anti-gang force intended to help the national police restore security, but according to sources consulted by Reuters it was delayed.
With the onset of the rainy season, UN warned of growing risk of waterborne diseasessuch as cholera, especially for displaced people.
Source: Ambito
