2 000 feared dead in Haiti
2004-09-27 17:39
Gonaives - More than 2 000 people in the northern Haitian city of Gonaives are feared to have died in floods after tropical storm Jeanne, mayor Calixte Valentin said on Monday.
"We don't have an exact toll yet, but our calculations surpass the estimates given by the civil protection authorities," the mayor told local radio.
Heavy floods and rains devastated the coastal city, forcing tens of thousands of inhabitants to seek emergency shelter.
Civil protection authorities said at least 1 316 people have been killed in Gonaives, with 1 097 inhabitants missing and about 3 000 injured.
- AFP