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Photos present flooded streets in downtown Cap-Haïtien after hours of rain on Feb. 24, 2026. Residents and companies have skilled disruptions to communication providers attributable to an influence outage.
CAP-HAÏTIEN — Carrying lengthy rubber boots, a younger man stepped cautiously by means of brown floodwater on Avenue 22A in downtown Cap-Haïtien on Tuesday. His buddies from throughout the road shouted: “Atansyon, gon tou la,” Creole for “watch out, there’s a gap there.”
The younger man chuckled and altered path, strolling much more fastidiously. When he lastly made his method throughout the streets, he handed his cellphone and a charger to his buddies to recharge it for him.
Rain has been falling intermittently in Haiti’s second-largest metropolis since Feb. 24, leaving a number of downtown streets flooded. Trash normally piled excessive alongside the roadways blended with standing water, slowing visitors and pedestrian motion.
Many residents who depend on photo voltaic panels and inverters reported momentary energy outages, slicing off communication and limiting entry to leisure and on-line providers. A number of companies closed or operated at lowered capability. Avenue distributors and small retailers mentioned gross sales have been slower, and a few faculties shut their doorways for the day.
As of Wednesday morning, no deaths or accidents had been reported. Flooding remained restricted to sure areas and was thought of gentle. In response to forecasts, the rain is predicted to finish on the night of Wednesday, Feb. 25 and return on Feb. 28.
Under are pictures from downtown Cap-Haïtien following hours of rainfall.
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