The big picture: The storm's arrival comes as the country continues to reel from Saturday's magnitude 7.2 earthquake, last month's assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, the coronavirus pandemic, extreme poverty and worsening violence.
- Residents who lost their homes in the earthquake used sheets and sticks to erect makeshift tents on a soccer field in Les Cayes, per AP.
- People continued to flood the country's already overwhelmed hospitals and clinics. At least 5,700 people were injured in the quake.
- “We are saturated, and people keep coming in,” Michelet Paurus, a doctor at Les Cayes' general hospital told AP, adding that they were facing medication and supply shortages.
Prime Minister Ariel Henry declared a month-long state of emergency for the entire country, saying government aid was headed to destroyed towns and hospitals, per AP.
- Aid workers must also contend with gangs who control some roads and towns, according to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
- OCHA said on Monday that local authorities are negotiating access and six aid vehicles were able to reach affected areas on Sunday. Additional convoys would arrive on Monday.
- "The health system in affected areas is being overwhelmed, as health workers are assisting the injured while also contending with the COVID-19 pandemic, OCHA added. "The number of COVID-19 patients is expected to increase in the coming days and weeks."
