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Saturday, August 29, 2015

Haiti Prepares for Erika- Le Monde

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Vulnerable, Haiti is preparing for the arrival of the storm Erika

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Image satellite de la tempête tropicale Erika au-dessus des Caraïbes.
Haitian authorities announced Friday, August 28th late afternoon the opening of emergency shelters across the country, with the approach of Tropical Storm Erika, which has already caused serious damage and left tens of deaths in the Caribbean.
According to data provided by the government, there are 1,966 temporary shelters in the ten departments of the country. With hygiene kits, mattresses and food stocks, these centers are able to accommodate over 47,000 people. Now, more than 60 000 2010 quake disaster still survive in makeshift camps, mainly in the region of Port-au-Prince, in the path of the storm.
Given the urgency, the government and relief called for preventive evacuations of vulnerable areas, "We invite residents to move into their families before the rains start," had indicated earlier Ms. Jean-Baptiste ". The goal is that there is no loss of life, "she had said.

Torrential rains

Transport has also been suspended. "The Haiti airspace is closed until 6:00 tomorrow morning," announced Rothchild Francis Junior, Minister of Communication and Spokesperson of the Haitian government. The interdepartmental Road travel is prohibited as shipping for all small boats.
The latest forecast, Haiti should undergo the first climatic disturbances in the evening on Friday. Torrential rains and strong winds, sometimes gusting blowing, are expected.
The entire government, the national police, teams of civil defense and the Red Cross have mobilized together in the most risky areas. Convoys were "Road to the most vulnerable areas to store food kits to be used in an emergency," according to Francis Junior.
The north is the most threatened by the risk of flooding and landslides but national mobilization is because all of Haiti could experience heavy rain. Since 2008, no hurricane has hit Haiti, but because of the vulnerability of the population and housing weakened by the 2010 earthquake, simple tropical storms were enough to cause deadly floods.
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