The number of IDPs reached 83.4 million at the end of 2024, the highest figure ever recorded, with 73.5 million people displaced by conflict and violence, an increase of 80 per cent in six years.
Haiti: Floods - Nov 2024
Disaster description
From November 10 to 12, 2024, torrential rains fell across the entire Sud department, causing severe flooding. The municipalities of Les Cayes, Torbeck, Port-Salut and Saint-Louis du Sud are among the most affected. According to the DGPC, 3,558 families have urgent humanitarian needs in these four municipalities. [...] Needs assessments are continuing and humanitarian partners are preparing their interventions, particularly in terms of food assistance, hygiene kits, school kits and WASH kits. (OCHA, 15 Nov 2024)