RSOE EDIS: Haiti - Flash Flood - 2010.02.28

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2010-02-28 04:24:21 - Flash Flood - Haiti EDIS CODE: FF-20100228-25136-HTI Date & Time: 2010-02-28 04:24:21 [UTC] Area: Haiti, Departmento de Sud, , Les Cayes Number of death person(s): 8 Missing person(s): 2 Damage level: Heavy (Level 3) Not confirmed information! Description: Eight people are dead and two missing after heavy rain pounded the southwest and caused widespread flooding, Haitian officials said Saturday. Heavy rain fell around Les Cayes on the country's southern peninsula. The civil protection department said a prison flooded and more than 400 prisoners were evacuated. City delegate Josephe Mary Yves Aurbour said the dead from Saturday's storm include two adults and a child killed when water rushed into their home and carried them into a rain-swollen river. It's still several weeks before the country's rainy season usually starts. Posted:2010-02-28 04:24:21 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu