lake azuei

Here is a picture of some homes under water as the community was swallowed by Lake Azuéi.

Lake Azuéi, the largest lake in Haiti, lies about 18 miles east of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. Lake Azuéi (Lac Azuéi) is also known as Étang Saumâtre (mild saline pond). It is the second largest lake in Hispaniola, after Lake Enriquillo. The scientists are stunned by the constant rise of these two lakes, Lake Azuéi in Haiti and Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic. These lakes are swallowing up lands that are home to 400,000 people. Lake Azuéi rose so much between 2004 and 2009 that it consumed dozens of square miles. A 2008 estimate reveals that Lake Azuéi had flooded around 6,000 acres (about 15,000 hectares) of agricultural land in Haiti, and that is a big loss to a fragile economy. In the last ten years, Lake Enriquillo rose over incredible 37 feet, doubling in size, destroying the surrounding fragile ecosystem and swallowing at least 40,000 acres of farmland. Experts from all over the world have traveled to study these two lakes, but they are clueless; could not draw any conclusion on the lakes' rise. Some want to attribute it to the climate changes, or pollution, however, this proposition is counterintuitive, because as per the established scientific theories, ocean level rises with climate changes, but lakes always tend to shrink. Some of the common causes cited by the experts which could be responsible for the water level rise include deforestation, saturation of the soil or buildup of waste and sediment in the channels that are blocking the water outlets.

Some of the scientists feel that the 'Yaque Del Sur River' could be held responsible for the rise. More dams should have been built to control the flooding of agricultural canals, responsible for channeling water to the lakes. The Haitian government has no plan or rehabilitation package for the flood victims. Only a Florida-based Christian charity called 'Love a Child' provided few homes to the families who lost their houses to the Lake Azuéi whereas the Dominican government has built an entire town for the susceptible residents.

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Lake Azuei, a disaster in the making for region of Thomazeau, Ganthier, Fond Parisien, La Source and Route Nationale 8.
Lake Azuei is slowly and steadily swelling, destroying homes and farms as well as disrupting trade by occasionally blocking key cross-border highway. It has been expanding by about three feet per year for the past 10 years, growing to 52 square miles or 134 square kilometers

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Here is a picture of the Dead fish that were found in Lake Azuei in Haiti. Dozens of dead fish were found washing on the shores of Etang Aaumatre .

The people who live in the area, the fish are have been contaminated and other animals have died after eating these dead fish

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Here is a picture of a mysterious thing that took place in Haiti in January 2011. thousands of Dead Fish were found in Lake Azuei. the Haitian health department investigated and found that to be a natural event

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The Haitian government in cooperation with the United Nations are in the process of managing a flooding caused by Lake Azuei in the region of Thomazeau in Haiti. About 1,000 individuals need to be evacuated due to flooding. It has been reported so far just over fifty families in the region have agree to be relocated.

On Sunday, Lake Azuei also known as etang Saumatre which is located in the northeast part of Haiti started inundating several villages near Thomazeau. This problem has been made worst by the ongoing problem of deforestation and erosion in Haiti

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