At least 363 die in Dominican, Haitian floods

The death toll from flooding in the Dominican Republic and Haiti rose to at least 363 today as villagers desperately searched for loved ones feared swept away by the torrent of mud from swollen rivers.

Heavy rains caused the Solie River in the Dominican border town of Jimani to burst its banks, sweeping away wooden shacks in three neighbourhoods where thousands of Haitian migrants live.