Via HaitiLibre.com: ISAAC : The situation in Haiti this Saturday at 8 am. Excerpt from a long, detailed report:
At 8h00 am ISAAC is located at 19.7N 73.8W, or 66km west of Jean Rabel, 105km south-west of Cap-Haitien, 120km northwest of Gonaives, 133km north-west of Saint-Marc, and 200km north-west of Port-au-Prince, it continues to move toward Cuba at 22km/h towards Northwest. It always rains on the regiosn of South and Port-au-Prince this morning, CNM maintains its alert level red.
Extensive damage are reported in the South. Electricity was cut to Jacmel. Many houses in Jacmel have lost their tin roofs. Jacmel and Cayes-Jacmel banana plantations destroyed.
Boulevard La Saline is impracticable, the road is invaded by waste. In Thomazeau a girl of 10 years died following the collapse of a wall of his house. Several tree branches and plates are scattered over the entire length of the route des rails. The Plain of Arcahaie is flooded. A church burst into flames in Pernier 50, EDH cut power, and firefighters have been there.
The PNH evacuated several people in Mariani, in Marassa 9, Station of Gonaives, Mgr Guilloux and to the Lycée A Isemery. The PNH informs that those who refused yesterday to leave the IDPs camps of Marassa 9 are now homeless after the wind had carried their tents. PNH is on site.
The civil protection and the authorities have evacuated about 5,000 people during the night.
