2026-01-05

Major flooding in Cap-Haitien on January 5 creates critical situation in Haiti's second-largest city disrupting humanitarian operations and port access. Nord Department relatively free from gang control demonstrates that natural disasters exploit same governance deficits enabling security crisis. CPT issued no coordinated disaster response as of evening reinforcing institutional weakness 33 days before mandate expiration. Flooding may displace residents adding to 1.4 million IDPs straining humanitarian systems beyond capacity. January 05, 2026 Cap-Haitien crisis illustrates Haiti's multidimensional vulnerabilities extending beyond gang violence to environmental and infrastructural collapse.