OCHA Situation Report No. 16
Haiti: Tropical Storm Hanna, Gustav, Ike 
25 September 2008


Source:
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

I. Overview of the situation:

While relief operations for the victims of the 4 tropical storms are 
ongoing, the national meteorological service raised the level of alert, on 
22 September, from orange to red in view of the arrival in Haiti of the 
low pressure system that is currently over the Dominican Republic. New 
storms could trigger more floods and result in deteriorating the already 
fragile living conditions of affected populations.

To date, the four storms have affected 131,421 families totaling 657,105 
persons and resulted in the displacement of 111,391 others throughout the 
country.

Heavy rains in the night of 23 September have again resulted in 
overflowing the river Orangers subsequently flooding the lower part of the 
city of Jacmel where inhabitants have witnessed damages of houses and loss 
of properties. The road between Jacmel and Port Au Prince is threatened by 
the high level of water in the rivers surrounding it.

Road travel is still disrupted due to damaged dykes and collapsed bridges, 
flooded roads and landslides. Delivery of supplies relies on costly sea 
and air transportation. An overview of the road conditions is reflected in 
the enclosed UNJLC map.

The humanitarian relief operation is reaching out to the affected areas in 
Haiti, but assessments are continuing with the restoring of the roads in 
order to reach isolated communities.

In the current context, the Flash Appeal has received only 3,4 % of the 
required 107 million USD as of today. Strong advocacy is required for a 
more effective response to the needs of the affected populations.

More resources are also needed to further strengthen early warning 
systems, community resilience to the effects of natural disasters, and 
basic education on climate change.

UNICEF says it is appealing for urgent life-saving help to 300,000 
children in Haiti affected by four successive hurricanes

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