Furious Fay floods Florida as a new storm approaches Haiti

Haiti Action.net — The entire state of Florida is being turned into a swamp as Haiti recovers from the deadly aftermath of flooding brought on by Tropical storm Fay. It's not expected that the tropical storm that is sitting off of the northern coast of Florida will strengthen into Hurricane Fay, but if it stays over water much longer the probability of that occurring will increase.

It is likely that the death toll in Haiti will be confirmed to be in excess of 60 people after more than 50 passengers are still missing from the fateful bus incident — overturning in rain-swollen Riviere Glace on its way to Jeremie. The bodies are assumed to have been swept somewhere in the inaccessible ravines of Trou Canari.

The Governor of Florida has already declared a state of Emergency as hundreds of homes are underwater, with snakes and alligators spotted in the newly flooded streets near Melbourne, Florida. Fay is expected to move back across the northern part of the state near Jacksonville on it's way to the Gulf, impacting the tobacco and peanut crops in Southern Georgia as well.

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A slow moving tropical wave now showing strong convection is being monitored by the National Hurricane center in Miami, FL. The system is similar to the development of Tropical Storm Fay and is likely to threaten Haiti next week. the conditions are favorable for this system to develop into the next named tropical cyclone — or Hurricane Gustav.

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Daniel Tillias of Pax Christi explained the goals of the demonstration in Haiti last week marking the one-year anniversary of Mr. Pierre-Antoine’s abduction, "Friends and family of Lovinsky are right now in the streets calling [on] the government to put out a report to say clearly what happened to Lovinsky. If he's dead or if he's in a secret jail somewhere…that they have to do something to release him so he can go back to his family."

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See Also

Fears of a cover-up grow in the case of missing
human rights activist in Haiti Aug 20

Furious Tropical Storm Fay drenches Haiti Aug 15

Haiti's leaders indifferent to
the kidnapping of Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine Aug 12

Children's School for the Poor threatened in Haiti Aug 8

IDT, Aristide, and the Haiti Democracy Project
A defamation suit is contemplated Jul 29

Haiti celebrates President Aristide's birthday Jul 15

"Haiti is violating former PM Yvon Neptune's human rights"
says court Jul 10

Murder charges against Haiti’s priest,
Father Jean Juste, are dropped Jun 28

Haiti: Aristide and the removal of Alexis Apr 13

Mud Cookie economics in Haiti Feb10

Human rights defender forced into hiding in Haiti Dec 27

One Lavalas official freed in Haiti, second remains missing

 

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