More heavy rains threaten Haiti and Dominican Republic

Heavy rains threaten the waterlogged southern border of Haiti and Dominican Republic even as rescue workers rush to collect decomposing bodies and reach villagers cut off days ago when torrents and mudslides buried entire communities.

Waters are expected to rise along with the official toll of around 1,000 dead in what is being called “one of the worst natural disasters to hit the Caribbean”, according to Secretary-General Cesar Gaviria of the Organisation of American States.