In Haiti, the sad record of the passage of Hurricane Matthew continues to increase. According to the latest figures, it is now approaching 900 victims. In addition, thousands of people are homeless.
The region of Grand'Anse, in the North, has many missing, like Les Anglais, where there are "several dozen", according to a member of the local administration. Information comes as Haitian villages isolated by floods and landslides.
Another consequence of the passage of the hurricane, the cases of cholera. In Anse-d'Hainault, seven people died and 17 cases of the disease were reported in Chardonnières, on the south coast. "Because of the severe flooding and its consequences on sanitation, cholera cases are expected to increase after Hurricane Matthew and during the rainy season until early 2017," warns the Pan American Health Organization (OPS).
In Florida, at least five people have been killed as a result of the storm and one million homes are still without electricity. But Hurricane Matthew did not cause significant damage to cities and municipalities. _AF
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