Unofficial
Severe weather
Haiti
On 29 October 2026, the Directorate of Civil Protection (DPC, per its acronym in French) reported that heavy rainfall affecting the country for approximately one week has left at least eight people dead, 40 injured and five missing, all five in the South department. The rains have left 11,884 families affected, 91 houses destroyed and more than 7,100 flooded, with urban flooding in 27 municipalities of the West, South, Nippes, Grand’Anse and Northwest departments. More than 300 families remain in 15 temporary shelters in Nippes and the South. The combination of low pressure centres and troughs has caused river rises, flooding and landslides since 17 October. Damage was reported to the community centre and school of Fond’Icaques in Corail, Grand’Anse, the centre of Baradères in Nippes, and sectors of central Les Cayes in the South, where the dyke along the Ravine du Sud gave way at several points. The Haiti Hydrometeorological Unit (UHM) lifted orange alerts for Grand’Anse, South, Southeast, Nippes and West, and the yellow alert for Artibonite and Northwest. The reports are available from:Infobae and Noticias SIN
Dominican Republic
On 28 October 2026, the Emergency Operations Centre (COE, per its acronym in Spanish) reported that heavy rainfall left 30 communities isolated, 105 houses affected and 412 people affected, with six people relocated to the homes of relatives. A total of 28 aqueducts were out of service, affecting 485,911 users across several provinces. River and ravine overflows isolated localities in Monte Plata, Azua, San José de Ocoa and San Cristóbal, and classes were suspended in vulnerable areas. In Los Cacaos, San Cristóbal, a landslide brought down an electricity pole and blocked routes to Presa de Higüey, Central Hidroeléctrica, Calderón and Santana. The COE reported no fatalities or evacuations. The report is available from: Infobae