Haiti

  • Hurricane Katie 1955

    The center of the storm crossed the coastline of Hispaniola near the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic about midnight that night. This area is thinly populated but the small border towns of Anse-a-Pitre and Pedernales were badly damaged with highest winds estimated at 115 m.p.h. On the basis of incomplete reports, total damage is estimated at between 200,000 and 300,000 USD with 7 deaths.

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  • Hurricane Hazel 1954

    Considerable damage and loss of life resulted in Haiti, especially in the southwest peninsula. This area is very mountainous, with peaks up to almost 8000 feet in the western portion. High winds and seas and torrential rains resulted in floods and landslides which accounted for the loss of life estimated between 400 and 1000 including 200 or more buried in landslides.

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  • 1935 Jérémie hurricane

    The greatest disaster occurred in southern Haiti, where as many as 2,000 people died, possibly more. The towns of Jacmel and Jérémie—both on the Tiburon Peninsula—were devastated by catastrophic freshwater flooding after days of torrential rains. The entire peninsula, already remote in its own right, was isolated for a time, ensuring only scant detail of the disaster reached the outside world. Information was initially relayed to the capital city of Port-au-Prince by a single aircraft.

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  • 1909 Greater Antilles hurricane

    In Haiti, the damage from the hurricane was catastrophic as torrential rains, reported to have exceeded 24 in (610 mm), triggered widespread flooding and landslides throughout the country. Initial reports from Haiti were slow to reach the news media as most roads were flooded or destroyed. Several days after the hurricane's passage, reports began to indicate that immense damage had taken place due to the storm. The city of Gonaïves was completely flooded after a nearby river overflowed its banks. Residents sought safety from the flood waters in the upper floors and roofs of their homes.

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