At least 16 reported dead from heavy rains in Hispaniola

April 15 (Reuters) - Days ‌of torrential ​rainfall ​over northwest Haiti and neighboring Dominican Republic have killed some 16 ‌people, according to civil protection and local ⁠media reports on Wednesday.

At least 12 people were killed ‌in northern Haiti as ‌floods hit communities in Port-de-Paix, Saint-Louis du Nord and Anse-a-Foleur, local newspaper Le Nouvelliste ​reported.

In the Dominican Republic, which shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with Haiti, ⁠local outlet Listin Diario reported that four people had died, ​some swept away by swollen rivers, while an infant girl was killed in ​her home when a ‌wall collapsed on her.

Dominican authorities said on Monday that more than ⁠30,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes, and that the rains were expected to strengthen ⁠again this weekend.

In the nearby U.S. territory of Puerto ​Rico, authorities urged residents to avoid flooded highways as rains are expected to continue into the afternoon.

Just ‌days earlier, a stampede at northern Haiti's Laferriere Citadel, a UNESCO ‌World Heritage site, killed 25 people after ⁠people began forcing their ‌way onto the ​site during an annual event as it started to rain.

(Reporting by Sarah ‌Morland)

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