ACAPS Briefing Note 2 : Haiti Hurricane Matthew – 7 October 2016 – Reliefweb

Crisis overview

At least 25% of Haiti’s territory has been impacted by Hurricane Matthew (Handicap International 6/10/2016). Sud, Sud-Est, Grande Anse, Nippes, Nord-Ouest, and Ouest departments are the most affected. Between 3 to 5 million people are affected in Haiti with 468,000 in the departments of Grand’anse and 775,000 in Sud alone, including 522,000 children (ECHO 6/10/2016; UNICEF 04/10/2016). Windspeeds of 230km/h, impacted approximately 630,000 people in Sud, Nippes, and Grand Anse (UNITAR 06/10/2016).

350,000 people are estimated to be in need of assistance (OCHA 04/10/2016). At least 15,623 people have been displaced and over 21,000 have been evacuated to temporary shelters (UNICEF 5/10/2016; AFP 6/10/2016). So far, more than 300

people have been reported dead (AFP 7/10/2016).

The Category 4 hurricane struck the southwest coast of Haiti at 0700 local time (1200 GMT) on 4 October. Wind speeds of 230km/h were recorded, and caused widespread damage, flooding, and displacement. It continued across the northwest of the country (UNOSAT 5/10/2016).