Haiti Floods: Death Toll Rises as Weather Conditions Improve

Heavy rains and flooding in Haiti's Grand Sud and West regions have resulted in eight confirmed deaths, with three in the West, three in Nippes, one in the South, and one in Grand'Anse. Forty people have been injured in the South, and five are missing in the same region. The National Emergency Operations Centre reports that 59,420 people are affected across the West, South, Nippes, and Grand'Anse. Thirteen thousand six hundred forty-nine houses have been flooded, and the Derrière-Fort health centre in Les Cayes has suffered significant damage, with at least 90% of its equipment and supplies destroyed or out of use.