25 people die in southern Haiti after river flooded by Hurricane Melissa burst its banks, mayor says

October 29, 2025

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The mayor of a southern Haitian coastal town told The Associated Press that 25 people died after a river burst its banks and flooded nearby homes.

Dozens of homes in Petit-Goâve collapsed, and people were still trapped under rubble as of Wednesday morning, Mayor Jean Bertrand Subrème said.

“I am overwhelmed by the situation,” he said as he pleaded with the government to help rescue victims.

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