Haiti floods kill three, one missing
Flooding in Haiti has left three people dead and one person missing. The head of the country's civil protection authority told Reuters on Tuesday, following two days of heavy rains, swollen rivers, and damaged homes.
Rescue teams on Monday had already begun evacuating people in high-risk zones after thousands of homes were flooded and some 2,500 families displaced. The country's north has been the hardest hit, with water filling the historic centre of Cap-Haitien and heavy winds downing trees.
"We have three fatalities in the (Nord-Ouest department) and one person missing," wrote civil protection director Jerry Chandler in a text message.
Haiti is prone to natural disasters, often due to the poor state of housing. Flood-prone areas are frequently home to poor and densely populated communities.
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