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Haiti says 200 more bodies recovered
By The Associated Press
Wednesday, May 26, 2004 | No comments posted.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - More than 200 bodies have been recovered in Haiti after deadly floods swept through the impoverished nation and neighboring Dominican Republic, the Haitian government said today.
More than 500 people were killed in the two countries, and hundreds were missing.
In the southern town of Grand Gosier, about 30 miles east of the Dominican border, rescue teams collected 100 corpses, and another 100 in the neighboring town of Mopou, said Haiti's Civil Protection Director Marie Alta Jean-Baptiste.
In addition to those dead, 158 were missing in Fond Verette, a Haitian town near the Dominican border town of Jimani, where more than 300 bodies have been recovered.
Troops from a U.S.-led multinational force sent to stabilize Haiti after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted on Feb. 29 returned to the worst affected Haitian towns early today, ferrying bottles of drinking water, medical supplies and food.
Multinational forces made 12 helicopter trips to Fond Verette on Tuesday to assess the needs of an estimated 3,000 people. The town's roads have been blocked by mudslides.
Help has not yet been able to reach Mopou, and more than 150 are reportedly injured and without health care, the Haitian government said.
"There are other places that need help, but we can't do it all," said U.S. Marines Lt. Col. Dave Lapan, whose forces are set to make a handover to a U.N. force on June 1.
More than 500 people were killed in the two countries, and hundreds were missing.
In the southern town of Grand Gosier, about 30 miles east of the Dominican border, rescue teams collected 100 corpses, and another 100 in the neighboring town of Mopou, said Haiti's Civil Protection Director Marie Alta Jean-Baptiste.
In addition to those dead, 158 were missing in Fond Verette, a Haitian town near the Dominican border town of Jimani, where more than 300 bodies have been recovered.
Troops from a U.S.-led multinational force sent to stabilize Haiti after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted on Feb. 29 returned to the worst affected Haitian towns early today, ferrying bottles of drinking water, medical supplies and food.
Multinational forces made 12 helicopter trips to Fond Verette on Tuesday to assess the needs of an estimated 3,000 people. The town's roads have been blocked by mudslides.
Help has not yet been able to reach Mopou, and more than 150 are reportedly injured and without health care, the Haitian government said.
"There are other places that need help, but we can't do it all," said U.S. Marines Lt. Col. Dave Lapan, whose forces are set to make a handover to a U.N. force on June 1.
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