As a tropical storm, before hitting Louisiana in late August as a strong hurricane, Laura passed by Hispaniola, inundating it with massive amounts of rain and some wind. RMI staff contacted all of the C3 partner churches and here is the report.
All the pastors reported major flooding and the loss of most of their crops, such as bananas, plantains, corn, peanuts, and beans. Churches along the northern coast of the peninsula reported that fishermen lost fishing equipment such as nets and canoes. Along the coast on the end of the peninsula, a major bridge at Roche a Bateau was completely washed out. Only motorcycles can cross to the other side right now. This makes access to Tiburon, Port-a-Piment, Aux Coteaux, Les Anglais, and Chardonette cut off until the water goes down and some other kind of crossing can be made. None of the pastors talked of animal loss, but it is most certainly a part of the losses.
Continue to pray for Haiti as they recover. The loss of crops will have the most effect on them. They count on the harvest to sell to feed their families and to send their kids to school.
