Haiti: 4 dead and 16 injured by floods

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In Haiti, at least 4 people died, and 27 others were injured after a flash flooding caused by heavy rains in several communities in the north, south and in the grand'anse department.

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00:00In Haiti, at least 4 people died and 27 others were injured after a flash flooding caused

00:06by heavy rains in several communities in the north, south and in the Grand Anse department.

00:11According to the Civil Protection Department, 4 fatalities, of which 2 were young children,

00:16occurred in Grand Anse.

00:17Meanwhile, another 4 people are reported missing in the Danbury commune, and there are reports

00:24of infrastructure damage in several communities, with at least 12,565 households affected.

00:31Authorities have deployed emergency units to provide assistance to the victims, as well

00:35as to deliver food and hygiene items to affected families.

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