16914: (Chamberlain) Haiti-Landslide (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Greg Chamberlain <GregChamberlain@compuserve.com>

   PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 6 (AP) -- Landslides caused by heavy rains swept
down on poor areas of the capital, killing at least 12 people and leaving
dozens of others homelesss, the government said Monday.
   At least five people were injured and 14 reported missing following the
avalanches Sunday night in three areas of Port-au-Prince, civil defense
director Yolene Surena said.
   The mudslides carried away several cinderblock houses, built without
permit on the slope of city ravines, Surena said.
   The government warned the residents months ago that their houses were
condemned and would be demolished, she said.