Three days after being devastated by an earthquake, the southern peninsula is under threat from the passage of the tropical depression Grace.
The red alert was then declared.
According to the latest forecasts from the Hydro-Meteorological Unit (UHM), the center of this low is oriented towards the southern peninsula and should run through it on Monday evening. “Heavy rains can accumulate up to 100 to 150 millimeters in the plains and 200 millimeters on the heights are possible in the country, especially in the departments of Grand’Anse, South, Nippes, South-East, West, Center and Artibonite.
Spontaneous, sustained gusts of winds and heavy seas conditions are also expected during the passage of this cyclonic system “, we can read in the bulletin published by the UHM in the early evening of this Monday, August 16.
Faced with the threat of heavy rains, strong winds and heavy seas conditions on the southern coastal regions of the country and cabotage operations are temporarily prohibited in the south during the passage of this depression. In a televised intervention, Dr Jerry Chandler believes that despite this trajectory, Tropical Depression Grace may cause rains across the country. “I call on the population to be vigilant. I invite my compatriots to be attentive to the instructions of the Civil Protection “, he called.
Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he planned a forum on Tuesday to discuss the earthquake but also the tropical depression Grace. “We will invite the private sector, civil society, political parties and the diaspora. From this forum will emerge an ad hoc committee to help us manage this disaster, ”he promised.
Residents of the earthquake-affected areas threatened by the Grace Tropical Depression are in dire straits. They sleep under the stars for fear of possible aftershocks or because they are now homeless. On Magik9 Monday, Les Cayes mayor, Marie Michelle Sylvie Rameau, said there was an urgent need to send tents to the victims to help them better overcome this difficult situation.
