RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 2 : Haiti - Flash Flood

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Situation Update No. 2 Posted:2010-02-28, 04:22:58 [UTC] Ref.no.: FF-20100228-25136-HTI Situation Update No. 2 On 2010-03-01 at 04:23:44 [UTC] Event: Flash Flood Location: Haiti Departmento de Sud Les Cayes Number of Deads: 11 person(s) Number of Missing: 2 person(s) Number of Evacuated: 400 person(s) Situation: Haitians huddling together in the open after their killer earthquake are bracing for a new natural menace: the Caribbean's notoriously heavy rainy season, which is already causing deadly flooding in their country. Flooding in the southwest, in and around Haiti's third-biggest city of Les Cayes that was untouched by the January quake which levelled the capital Port-au-Prince, killed 13 people on the weekend, emergency service officials said. Some 3,000 people were also evacuated in the sudden inundations that were the first early sign of Haiti's wet season, which is to bring its full force to bear in April or May. For the million people left homeless in Port-au-Prince and its surrounding area from the quake, the storms - which also trigger mudslides and cause rivers to break their banks - are likely to heap woe on already unbearable living conditions. 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