Haitians brace for more rain after downpours kill 13

PORT-AU-PRINCE - Heavy rains are expected to continue across Haiti on Friday, the national weather service said, after killing at least 13 people in the north and damaging thousands of homes.Nearly all of the country is at risk of"frequent and intensifying" to"significant" thunderstorms through Friday evening, the weather service added, warning of flash floods.

The disaster agency found"significant losses" in livestock in early reports from the north, while the country's center region also saw farms"devastated." Through the weekend, moderate-to-heavy rains were expected to continue, particularly in the north and south, the weather service said. The destruction comes during a time of political turmoil for Haiti, with a newly installed transition council suffering from infighting and gangs ramping up violence across the Caribbean nation in recent months.

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