After the earthquake in Haiti with more than 1,400 deaths, heavy rains hit the affected region in the southwest of the Caribbean state. The "Grace" low pressure area responsible for this has meanwhile become a tropical storm again and is moving west towards Jamaica, the US hurricane center announced early Tuesday morning (local time). The center warned of floods and landslides in parts of Hispaniola Island, which includes Haiti and the Dominican Republic. As a result of the rain, the water could locally reach a height of up to 25 centimeters, in individual cases even up to 38 centimeters.
In an emergency shelter in Les Cayes on the Tiburon Peninsula in southwest Haiti, the water was ankle-high, as can be seen in photos from Monday evening (local time).
Completely soaked survivors of the quake on Saturday went to the camp, some of their belongings in sacks on their heads, as other pictures showed.
Many people who have become homeless have so far stayed outdoors.
The number of confirmed fatalities in the 7.2 magnitude earthquake has now risen to 1,419, as the civil protection authority announced on Monday.
Around 6,900 people were injured in the disaster.
Numerous people were still suspected in the ruins of the many destroyed buildings in the south of the country.
The quake occurred on Saturday morning (local time) near the municipality of Saint-Louis-du-Sud, east of Les Cayes, at a depth of around ten kilometers.
According to the civil protection authorities, at least 13,700 houses were destroyed and the same number damaged.
More than 30,000 families are affected.
According to Caritas International, food, drinking water, tents and medical first aid are the most important things that are needed.
Even after the devastating earthquake of 2010, which left more than 220,000 dead, Haiti was ill-prepared for a similar disaster.
In addition, there is a deep political crisis that worsened after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse by a commando in his residence on July 7th.