Cars and trucks are stranded near Port-au-Prince, Haiti during heavy rains. AFP
More than 7,400 families reported damage, with officials still assessing the impact of the rains that deluged Haiti on Saturday.
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Aid agencies have been delivering food to displaced persons as civil protection officials warned over the weekend that the agricultural sector in parts of the country had been hard hit.
The rains also caused significant damage to crops in Haiti’s central region at a time when starvation is deepening.
Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he was working with local and international organisations to respond to the needs of those affected by the floods.
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