A landslide caused between (*10*) evening and Thursday the dying of at least ten people in Cap Haitienthe second metropolis in the nation situated in the north, after the heavy rains which have been falling there for a number of days.
The collapse occurred in the world referred to as Barriere Boutey, the place a home fell and destroyed othersin accordance with Nelson Deshommes, head of Communication on the Cap-Haïtien City Council.
This Thursday morning, Haiti’s hydrometeorological unit issued a flood alert and landslides for 8 of the nation’s 10 departments, because of the torrential rains which have hit the nation for the reason that starting of the week.
Weather forecasts point out that the rains will proceed all through the nation till Friday.
The metropolis of Cap Haitien has been affected by unlawful constructionswhereas the municipal and central authorities have proven themselves completely powerless in the face of such a scenario.
This makes the town extra weak to pure disasters reminiscent of earthquakes, hurricanes and floods.
