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Impending tropical storm Tomas threatens thousands of Haitians
5-Day Forecast of Tropical Storm Tomas
by Joseph Ernest November 4, 2010
Newscast Media -- Having endured the cholera epidemic for weeks, Haitians are now bracing for the arrival of a tropical cyclone that threatens hundreds of thousands of people with deadly floodwaters, a United Nations official has said.
As shown in the five-day forecast, Tropical Storm Tomas is expected to strike on Friday and could brandish torrential rains and a storm surge of up to six to nine feet that will put 1.5 million people at risk.
The storm, which has killed at least a dozen people in St Lucia and pounded Barbados in the last few days, will likely worsen the cholera epidemic that has already killed more than 440 people, Fisher said.
"The biggest fear is people being caught by high waters and the potential spread of cholera," Fisher said.
"People should not be under the misapprehension that it [the epidemic] is under control. The cholera epidemic is likely to spread."
The outbreak of the diarrhoeal disease has triggered another national emergency in the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation.
"Hurricanes never come at a good time but we are particularly stretched right now," Fisher said.
The
worst fear is a hurricane-strength storm that hits multiple regions
simultaneously, overwhelming the capacity of the government and the aid
community to cope, he said. Add
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