Haiti — Emergency Tracking Tool 5 — Fire at Fort-National in Port-au-Prince (23 January 2023)

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Contact
DTM Haiti, dtmhaiti@iom.int
Language
English
Location
Haiti
Period Covered
Jan 24 2023
Jan 25 2023
Activity
  • Mobility Tracking
  • Event Tracking

A fire broke out on 23 January 2023 in the neighborhood of Fort-National (1st Section Turgeau, Municipality of Port-Au-Prince, West district) following an incineration of waste in the open air. As a result, 29 households (140 individuals) were displaced after their houses were destroyed. Among these households, 24 took refuge with host families in the same neighborhood while 5 took refuge in a nearby drinking establishment.