Critical Need for Government Support in Cap-Haïtien amid Rain and Equipment Deficit

The torrential rains pounding the North have plunged Cap-Haïtien into an unprecedented crisis. With flooded streets, mountains of garbage, and a glaring lack of equipment, the Northern Directorate of the Ministry of Public Works, Transport, and Communications (MTPTC) struggles to respond. Engineer Raoul Lecompte, head of the Northern Directorate, paints a bleak picture of government inaction and calls for urgent measures to save the country’s second-largest city.

The city of Cap-Haïtien, the capital of the Nord depa