Hurricane Hazel 1954

Considerable damage and loss of life resulted in Haiti, especially in the southwest peninsula. This area is very mountainous, with peaks up to almost 8000 feet in the western portion. High winds and seas and torrential rains resulted in floods and landslides which accounted for the loss of life estimated between 400 and 1000 including 200 or more buried in landslides.

The town of Jeremie on the stricken southwestern peninsula was almost entirely wiped out and nearly swept into the sea. Aux Cayes, the third largest town, with a population of 30,000 had the heaviest toll of dead and injured. The storm caused catastrophic destruction at Jeremie.

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