<p>Flooding triggered by torrential rain in Haiti left four people dead and one missing, authorities said Tuesday.</p>.<p>Violent weather affected at least 20 districts across Haiti in recent days, flooding more than 2,500 homes and completely destroying three.</p>.<p>Three of the deaths and the missing person were reported in the northwest of the impoverished Caribbean country. The fourth fatality was in the northeast, civil defense officials said.</p>.<p>At least 20 municipalities in the country were affected by the bad weather. Haitian authorities estimated that more than 2,500 houses had flooded, with three completely destroyed.</p>.<p>Cap-Haitien, Haiti's second largest city with 300,000 inhabitants, was hit particularly hard, with a number of neighborhoods flooded.</p>.<p>A bridge serving a small town in the northeast was damaged and an industrial park was flooded in the same area, bordering the Dominican Republic.</p>.<p>However, a full picture of the damage is not yet available as travel in the city is still difficult, the country's Civil Protection agency said.</p>.<p>Major damage during heavy rains in Haiti is not uncommon due to poor drainage infrastructure.</p>.<p>A lack of an efficient garbage collection system also poses a health hazard during downpours, particularly for Haiti's poorest families living in informal dwellings near canals or ravines blocked with waste.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>Flooding triggered by torrential rain in Haiti left four people dead and one missing, authorities said Tuesday.</p>.<p>Violent weather affected at least 20 districts across Haiti in recent days, flooding more than 2,500 homes and completely destroying three.</p>.<p>Three of the deaths and the missing person were reported in the northwest of the impoverished Caribbean country. The fourth fatality was in the northeast, civil defense officials said.</p>.<p>At least 20 municipalities in the country were affected by the bad weather. Haitian authorities estimated that more than 2,500 houses had flooded, with three completely destroyed.</p>.<p>Cap-Haitien, Haiti's second largest city with 300,000 inhabitants, was hit particularly hard, with a number of neighborhoods flooded.</p>.<p>A bridge serving a small town in the northeast was damaged and an industrial park was flooded in the same area, bordering the Dominican Republic.</p>.<p>However, a full picture of the damage is not yet available as travel in the city is still difficult, the country's Civil Protection agency said.</p>.<p>Major damage during heavy rains in Haiti is not uncommon due to poor drainage infrastructure.</p>.<p>A lack of an efficient garbage collection system also poses a health hazard during downpours, particularly for Haiti's poorest families living in informal dwellings near canals or ravines blocked with waste.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>