Thursday, May 30, 2024, the President of the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT), Edgard Leblanc Fils, accompanied by Presidential Advisors Leslie Voltaire and Frisnel Joseph participated in the inauguration of the National Emergency Operations Center (COUN) in the commune de Tabarre, as well as the launch of the hurricane season which begins on June 1st around the theme An nou chak jwe wòl nou, pou kominote nou ka par.

This ceremony took place in the presence of Representatives of the Directorate of Civil Protection, the Commander in Chief of the Army and the National Police of Haiti (PNH), international partners and various actors working in the field of risk and risk and disaster management in Haiti.

In his speech, President Edgard Leblanc Fils declared "From Saturday June 1st and until November 30, 2024, Haiti and the countries of the Caribbean expect an intense hurricane season as announced by the meteorological centers of the region and continent https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-42399-haiti-flash-noaa-predicts-a-hurricane-season-above-normal.html

The Transitional Presidential Council is aware of the threat that we will have to face together to protect and come to the aid of compatriots living in a very fragile environment and facing enormous difficulties. With the Permanent Secretariat for Risk and Disaster Management, the General Directorate of Civil Protection, we are mobilized. We will remain on alert throughout the season. Everything will be done to respond to the most urgent situations to protect and assist the population during this difficult period [...]"

Speech by the President of the Transitional Presidential Council Edgard Leblanc Fils :

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-42399-haiti-flash-noaa-predicts-a-hurricane-season-above-normal.html

HL/ HaitiLibre