Thousands of Haiti homes flooded, rivers swell amid heavy rains
Reuters Thousands of homes were flooded and some 2,500 families displaced in Haiti as torrential rain caused rivers to burst their banks, and rescue teams have begun evacuating people in high-risk zones, the civil protection authority said on Monday. Nearly 36 hours of rain caused flooding, primarily in the north of the Caribbean country, with […]
Haitians mourn victims of fuel truck blast as anger simmers
Port-au-Prince, HaitiReuters Haitians on Tuesday mourned victims of a fuel truck blast that killed 90 people last week, though many stayed home out of anger at the government amid a string of tragedies in a Caribbean nation plagued by gang violence, poverty and political turmoil. The coffins of several of the victims, some draped in […]
Haiti truck blast death toll rises to 75 as doctors scramble to treat wounded
Cap-Haitien, Haiti Reuters The death toll from a fuel truck explosion in Haiti rose to 75 on Wednesday as doctors scrambled to treat the wounded from an incident that officials say was made more deadly by residents approaching the vehicle in a desperate search for fuel. Rescue workers recovered 61 bodies at the site of […]
Updated: Haiti searches for victims of fuel truck blast that killed 60
Updated: 12:45 (AEDT) Cap-Haitien, Haiti Reuters Haitian authorities on Tuesday searched for victims from a fuel truck explosion in the city of Cap-Haitien that killed at least 60 people, amid reports that nearby residents had attempted to take fuel from the vehicle before it exploded. Hundreds of people on Tuesday remained at the scene of […]
Violent protests mar funeral of slain Haiti President
Cap-Haitien, Haiti Reuters Haiti bid a rowdy farewell to assassinated President Jovenel Moise on Friday as his funeral was roiled by nearby gunfire and protests, prompting a high-level US delegation to leave abruptly and other dignitaries to duck into vehicles for safety. The state funeral in the northern city of Cap-Haitien was intended to foster […]