In 1996, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) launched a comprehensive agenda for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) throughout the Latin America and the…
According to figures issued by the government Haiti, a total of 336 people have been killed by the hurricane in seven departments from south-east to north-west, as of noon 08…
NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hurricane Matthew, which slammed into Haiti this week, has created the worst humanitarian crisis in the impoverished nation since a devastating earthquake…
Hurricane Matthew severely damaged water supplies and sanitation systems in the Caribbean nation, report Makini Brice and Anastasia Moloney. LES CAYES, Haiti, Oct 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Health officials…
Hurricane Matthew made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near Les Anglais in the Sud Department of Haiti during the morning of 04 October 2016. The storm dropped significant amounts…
Tropical Storm Matthew has caused severe flood and wind damage in parts of the Eastern Caribbean, including the islands of Martinique, St. Lucia, Dominica, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.…
A severe rain storm hit Dominican Republic on 31 July 2016, causing flooding and landslides. Local media report that at least 7 people have died. The storm has also affected…
Heavy rain in Haiti has resulted in further flooding, particularly in Ouest Department, where the city of Léogâne in Haiti was flooded for a second time in 6 weeks. According…
Haiti and Dominican Republic have suffered several major flood events over the last few weeks. Dozens of people have died and thousands forced from their homes after a series of…
At least 5 people have died in Haiti, over 3,000 people have been displaced in the Dominican Republic and hundreds of homes damaged in Nicaragua after a period of heavy…
Severe weather has been affecting the island of Hispaniola over the last days, causing floods and major damage both in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Over 4,000 people have been…
Floods have struck once again in Haiti, this time in areas around the capital, Port-au-Prince. Local civil protection authorities say that several people have died and over 4,000 homes have…
Torrential rain affected the Ouest Department of Haiti, causing the Rouyonne River to overflow in the city of Léogâne on 13 April, 2016. Léogâne is a city of around 120,000…
A cold front caused heavy rain on Sunday 28 February in northern and western parts of Haiti, causing flooding in Grand’Anse Department, and also in Cap-Haitien and Limonade in Department…
Heavy rain affected the northern part of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola between 09 and 11 February 2016, resulting in flooding in parts of both Dominican Republic and Haiti. Dominican…
What would you take with you if an earthquake, a tsunami or flash floods suddenly destroyed your home? The European Commission humanitarian partner COOPI (Cooperazione Internazionale), along with its partner…
