Haiti: Floods - Apr 2016
Overview
Traditionally, a small and moderate rainy season affects the country between April and June. However this year, the amount of rain received during the last three weeks corresponds to almost half of the annual precipitation when the cyclonic season has not started yet (June to November). The weak capacity of the Haitian authorities to respond to small scale emergencies remains of great concerns. (ECHO, 9 May 2016)
More than 9000 families have been affected and thousands of homes damaged by floods According to the Directorate of Civil Protection (DPC), the rains that occurred during the month of April have caused flooding in several parts of the country, particularly in the West, North, Central and Nippes departments. (OCHA, 30 Apr 2016)
Heavy rain has been affecting most of the country over the past week causing casualties and damage. According to media reports, one person was killed, three were injured and over 2 900 houses were damaged in the West department, as of 31 May. (ECHO, 1 Jun 2016)
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Executive Summary
Situation in Numbers
3,200,000 total people affected (OCHA-HNO)
1,100,000 /# of children in need of humanitarian assistance (UNICEF)
1,600,000 /# of adults in need of humanitarian assistance (OCHA-HNO)
41,110 suspected cholera cases and 441 fatalities (MSPP – 1 Jan to 24 Dec 2016) of which approximately 50 children under five years old (UNICEF)
SITUATION IN NUMBERS
3.2 million total people affected (HNO)
2.7 million /# of people in need of humanitarian assistance, of which
1.1 million /# of children in need of humanitarian assistance (UNICEF)
40,462 suspected cholera cases and 429 fatalities since 1 January 2016 (MSPP SE50)
1,633 number of schools damaged by hurricane Matthew, per assessments conducted by UNICEF and Education sector actors and partners. MoE figures remain at 716.
Written by Kristin Myers
Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in one of Port-au-Prince’s poorest slums, Cité Soleil, leaving its residents wading through floodwaters contaminated with garbage and human waste.
P-au-P, 18 juillet 2016 [AlterPresse] --- Cinq personnes ont été blessées, dont deux hommes, deux femmes, un enfant, et deux maisons effondrées, dans la zone de Tesso, commune de Carrefour (périphérie sud), lors d’inondations suite aux pluies diluviennes qui se sont abattues sur l’aire métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince, selon un bilan partiel.
Contactée par AlterPresse, la directrice de la Protection civile de l’ouest, Nadia Lochard, affirme que des évaluations sont en cours, alors que d’autres pluies sont attendues à la capitale.
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- 130 000 immigrants haïtiens sous menace d’expulsion
- Rapatriements pour juin 2016
- Tension à Malpasse
- Les victimes du massacre de Guayubin attendent encore
- John kerry et l’arrêt TC/168-13
- Atelier de lancement Fwontyè san fòs kote
- Flambée de choléra à Belladère
FAITS SAILLANTS
Des flambées de choléra enregistrées dans plusieurs communes du pays. Environ 10 communes sont en alerte rouge ;
A l’approche de l’ouverture de la saison cyclonique, des inondations sporadiques ont été enregistrées dans certains départements du pays suite aux averses du mois de mai affectant plusieurs centaines de familles ;
HIGHLIGHTS
Important cholera outbreaks registered all over the country. About 10 towns in red alert.
With the start of the hurricane season, sporadic floods were registered in some regions of the country following the rains of May that affected hundreds of families.
The NGO community calls for a new collaboration approach between humanitarian and development actors to improve the response to multiple crises that affect the vulnerable populations.
Abnormal dryness in southern Haiti and parts of East Africa
Africa Weather Hazards
Despite enhanced rain over some areas of the Gulf of Guinea over the past few weeks, low and erratic rainfall during April and May has persisted and led to growing moisture deficits over Liberia and parts of Sierra Leone.
Key messages
Food and nutritional insecurity due to recurrent drought episodes exacerbated by El Niño phenomena are the focus of current European Commission assistance. Interventions are closely articulated with initiatives aiming at enhancing the resilience of the most vulnerable populations to face and recover from recurrent shocks.
Depuis le mois d’octobre 2015, plusieurs localités de Belladère, commune du Plateau Central, font face à une recrudescence de l’épidémie de choléra. Plus d’une centaine de cas sont déjà enregistrés au Centre de Traitement de Choléra (CTC) de l’hôpital La Nativité basé dans ladite commune.
Ebel Baugé, Responsable de Contrôle de l’Infection à ce centre hospitalier, dit craindre une augmentation de cas au cours de la période cyclonique. Il a cependant signalé que le CTC de la commune n’a jusqu’ici enregistré aucun cas de décès.
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Dialogue national PCE
Le Choléra à Baptiste
L’expérience migratoire des mineurs
Lettre au Premier Ministre
GARR et le Comité National de lutte contre la traite
Les pluies torrentielles
Rapatriements pour mai 2016
USA
• TC BONNIE formed over the northwestern Atlantic ocean on 27 May causing damage.
• As of 30 May, local media reported one person missing in North Carolina state, as well as traffic disruptions in the states of North & South Carolina and Virginia. (GDACS, NOAA, Media)
HONDURAS
• Heavy rain has been affecting the central and southern areas of the country over the past week causing floods and landslides.
- Heavy rain has been affecting most of the country, especially the West department, over the past week causing casualties and damage.
- According to media reports, one person was killed and three were injured due to a landslide that occurred on 27 May in the town of Carrefour (West department), and over 2 900 houses were damaged and several roads were flooded throughout the department, as of 31 May early morning (UTC).
- Over the next 24 h moderate to locally heavy rain may still affect the country, including the areas already affected.
P-au-P, 27 mai 2016 [AlterPresse] --- Des intempéries ont fait un mort et un blessé dans la commune de Carrefour (sud de la capitale), indique à AlterPresse la directrice de la protection civile de l’Ouest, Nadia Lochard.
Les pluies survenues dans la nuit du jeudi 26 au vendredi 27 mai 2016 ont provoqué l’effondrement d’une maison, qui a fait un mort et un blessé.
Des alluvions emportées par les eaux en crue ont envahi la route de Carrefour et causé un immense embrouillage dans la matinée de ce 27 mai 2016.
Rainfall deficits continue to increase in the Gulf of Guinea region
Africa Weather Hazards
Poorly-distributed rainfall since October 2015 has resulted in large moisture deficits, leading to wilted crops, livestock deaths, and reduced water availability over many areas of Southern Africa. With the season coming to an end, recovery is unlikely.
HIGHLIGHTS
FAITS SAILLANTS
• Des inondations récurrentes ont été enregistrées au cours du mois de mai particulièrement dans les départements du Centre, de l’Ouest et des Nippes. Plus de 9 000 familles ont été affectées et des milliers de maisons endommagées;
• La communauté humanitaire et le gouvernement haïtien sont déterminés à éradiquer l’épidémie de choléra et lancent à cet effet une campagne de vaccination ;
Elevated risks of flooding in Central Asia, Hispaniola, and the Greater Horn of Africa
Africa Weather Hazards
Poorly-distributed rainfall since October 2015 has resulted in large moisture deficits, leading to wilted crops, livestock deaths, and reduced water availability over many areas of Southern Africa. With the season coming to an end, recovery is unlikely.
Heavy rains affect communities previously struck by drought: As of May 10, 2016 heavy rains continue to affect Haiti. The communal regions of Laschaobas and Savanette have experienced loss of homes, agricultural plantations and livestock. Prior to the rains, these communities were facing drought and famine. (OS: GARR
