Hurricane Melissa claims 25 lives in southern Haiti
Kyiv • UNN
25 people have died in southern Haiti after a river, overflowing due to Hurricane Melissa, flooded homes. Dozens of houses have collapsed, and people remain trapped under the rubble.
In southern Haiti, 25 people died after a river, overflowing due to Hurricane Melissa, flooded nearby houses, said the mayor of the coastal city of Petit-Goâve. This is reported by The Guardian, writes UNN.
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As of Wednesday morning, dozens of houses had collapsed, and people were still trapped under the rubble, said Mayor Jean Bertrand Soubrem.
"I am overwhelmed by this situation," he added, appealing to the government for help to rescue the victims.
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