TROPICAL storm Jeanne brought raging floodwaters to Haiti, killing at least 90 people in the battered nation and leaving dozens of families huddled on rooftops as the storm pushed further out into the open seas.
Floods tore through the north-western coastal town of Gonaives and surrounding areas, covering crops and turning roads into rivers.
United States-backed interim prime minister Gerard Latortue and his interior minister toured the area in a United Nations truck yesterday, but were not able to reach many areas because of washed-out roads.
"We don’t know how many dead there are," Mr Latortue said.
Catholic humanitarian agency Caritas Internationalis said its workers picked up 62 bodies in pickup trucks and counted another 18 at a morgue in Gonaives alone. Authorities expected the death toll to rise.
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