Haiti Floods Kill 3, Wash Away Roads
Pastor Dale Morgan
Haiti Floods Kill 3, Wash Away Roads*
The Associated Press
Tuesday, December 5, 2006; 1:20 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Floods triggered by nearly two weeks of heavy
rain have washed away roads and bridges, wiped out crops and killed at
least three people in western Haiti, the International Red Cross said
Tuesday.
The destruction has been most severe in the rural departments of Grande
Anse and Nippes, along the impoverished Caribbean nation's vulnerable
southwestern peninsula. Flooding has also affected the northwestern town
of Port-de-Paix.
Haitian Red Cross workers have been providing first aid to injured
residents and moving flood-stricken villagers to temporary shelters, the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said.
The Geneva-based group said it has asked donors for $522,800 to buy
hygiene kits, water, blankets and mosquito nets for 17,500 people
affected by flooding.
The rain began Nov. 22, unleashing flash floods that killed livestock,
damaged two hospitals and isolated many remote villages in the heavily
deforested country.
In August, Hurricane Ernesto washed away wooden shacks and killed at
least two people along Haiti's peninsula.