Haitian storm kills five

HAITI: Stormy weather that lashed the Haitian capital left five people dead yesterday and inflicted damage in camps for people left homeless by the January earthquake.

Strong winds blew roofs off houses, uprooted trees and toppled power lines in Port-au-Prince.

"A first evaluation has led us to count five deaths in refugee camps where tens of thousands of homeless were living," the head of communications for the Haitian Civil Protection, Edgard Celestin, said.