Yesterday Tuesday, following the heavy rains that struck the capital, the Toussaint Louverture International Airport was flooded at the arrival and departure areas, passengers had to remain on board the planes, the flight 2277 from American Airlines (AA) from Fort Lauderdale had to land in the Dominican Republic.

According to Nadia Lochard, coordinator of Civil Protection for the West department, it is the waters of the Clercine zone, flooded since Sunday, which drifted and invaded the airport. A situation that occurs very rarely according to Alta Jean-Baptiste, the general coordinator of Civil Protection.

In a note, Irving Méhu, Director General of National Airport Authority (AAN), apologized "The General Direction of the National Airport Authority (AAN) apologizes to the users of the Toussaint Louverture Airport in Port-au-Prince for this disturbing situation, caused by the downpour of this Tuesday, May 2 causing the flood of the arrival and departure zones.

The General Directorate informs the public that it has diligently taken steps to solve this problem. It took the opportunity to announce that all the services of the Airport function as usual."

HL/ HaitiLibre