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iciHaiti - FLASH : Intense rain, alert in the North, many victims
12/02/2016 10:06:53

At least 6 people died in less than a week in the town of Borgne, in the north, because of heavy rains in recent days, and which also affected thousands of people in Cap-Haitien (North) where mudslides mixed trash invaded some residential areas and to Port-de-Paix (North East), authorities said.

Borgne relief agencies reported that the rains also threaten several other departments. Haitian Civil Protection announced Thursday that it has declared a red alert about the possibility of landslides and floods. Indicating that 200 houses were rendered unusable suites heavy rains that have battered the region. Several teams are on site to assess the material damage and humans, which will be without doubt high.

The National Meteorological Centre (CNM), in relation to total rainfall already recorded in some parts of the country, the CNM together with SPGRD asks the population exposed to hydrometeorological hazards to take precautions and strictly implement the safety instructions face the persistence of rain activities that can cause flooding, landslides and mudslides.

Saturday & Sunday: Cloudy in the morning. Cloudy to very cloudy in the afternoon and evening. The dissipation of this front will not still prevents isolated showers over parts of the country.

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