Port-de-Paix (Northwest Haiti), April 29, 2024 [AlterPresse] — Three people, including a 4-year-old boy and a 29-year-old pregnant woman, members of a single family, died on the afternoon of Sunday April 28, 2024, during the collapse of a house, due to the heavy rains recorded in Port-de-Paix, in the North-West department, since Friday April 26, 2024, the online agency AlterPresse learns.
The boy Widaens Belfort, 4 years old, the pregnant woman Yoldine Sila, 29 years old, and Elda Belfort, 58 years old, are members of the same family, who were killed in this tragic event at the Port de Port hospital. Peace.
Another person was also injured.
The people were in their house when a wall destroyed it.
“The landslide occurred around 4 p.m. (8:00 p.m. GMT), Sunday April 28, 2024, at rue l’Hôpital, during heavy rain in the town of Port-de-Paix », Reports journalist Jhonson Fénélus to AlterPresse / AlterRadio.
“It happened very close to my house. The entire area is in shock. “It’s a whole family that disappeared during this landslide.”
The death of the three people, following the collapse of their house, caused shock waves in the neighborhood and its surrounding areas.
Many residents, who live near the area of the tragedy, went to the Immaculée Conception public hospital in Port-de-Paix not far from their homes, in order to seek shelter.
They declare themselves abandoned by civil protection.
The rains, which continue to fall on the North-West department, have caused flooding in several other districts of Port-de-Paix, including Nan DemelisThe Beautiful Place, In Dayerilinon, Other side of bridge.
Residents of the municipalities of Saint-Louis du Nord and Anse-à-Foleur (still in the North-West) have also been affected by the bad weather of recent days.
A bridge, connecting these two towns in the Upper North-West, was damaged by the overflowing waters of a swollen river. [psf emb rc apr 29/04/2024 12:20]
Photo credit: Jhonson Fénélus, journalist in Port-de-Paix (North-West department)
