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UN: Hurricane Melissa kills at least 24 in Haiti; UN urges funding and access after anticipatory action saved lives
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Gregoire Goodstein, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator ad interim for Haiti, said Hurricane Melissa swept across the Sud Department, causing at least 24 deaths and displacing thousands into temporary shelters.
Gregoire Goodstein, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator ad interim for Haiti, said Hurricane Melissa swept across Haiti's Sud (Southern) Department, producing slow-moving torrential rains, flash floods and landslides that have caused deaths, injuries, displacement and widespread damage.
"The death toll for now stands at 24 people who have died," Goodstein said, adding that about 17 people were injured and 18 remained missing in initial counts. He said close to 15,000 people were sheltered in more than 120 temporary shelters, mainly in the Sud, Nippes and other departments, and that roads have…
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