Ten people died as Tropical Storm Hanna hit the north of Haiti and officials called for help amid fears of a disaster like the one Tropical Storm Jeanne sparked four years ago.
Haiti was still reeling after Hurricane Gustav killed 77 people and left eight others missing after barrelling by the south of the hemisphere's most impoverished country only a week ago.
"The situation in [the city of] Gonaives is extremely urgent. I appeal for help," said Stephen Moise, mayor of the city 152 kilometres north of Port-au-Prince.
"Practically the whole city is flooded, there is water everywhere. The water is rising in some areas to more than two meters," Mr Moise said.
Yesterday we took the International Red Cross on a survey flight of the
flooding at Gonaives. The entire city is under water. Any house that had a flat roof had people on top trying to escape the water. All roads to Gonaives are under water. 110,000 people are trapped with no food or water.
The UN is trying to get supplies in but with flooded roads they cannot. Our airstrip is under 8 feet of water so the UN helicopters are the only aircraft able to land in the area. Exposure and the lack of food and water are the main threats now.
In the coming weeks, water born disease will be a huge problem
Hanna finally swings away to the north and we get to see the sun again after several days of almost constant wind and rain. Many areas are flooded and Gonaive is a disaster. Several people have been swept away and the death toll is not yet known. On the Montrouis coast we are trying to determine how much damage has been done to infrastructure and agricultural production. Several of the watershed slopes show huge gashes where ravines have been opened up by the downpour.
With Ike and Josephine on the way things are not looking good...
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