Haiti, Intense Cyclone Forecast for 2025, a Real Ordeal for IDPs
By La Rédaction · Port-au-Prince
· 2 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
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PORT-AU-PRINCE.— According to scientists' forecasts, the hurricane season is expected to be very active for 2025. Of approximately twenty-five identified storms, several are likely to turn into major category hurricanes. For about ten of them, a red alert level could be established.
A severe ordeal awaits populations living in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps during potential downpours. In Port-au-Prince, several thousand IDPs have already experienced the harsh reality of rainy evenings. Alize Nazaire, who lives with a disability in the OPC camp in Bourdon, already fears the worst. “I am alone here, under a piece of tarp. And when the rain comes, it will be every man for himself… so in my situation, it’s a nightmare,” she said.
Like most other IDPs, Nazaire did not live a life of luxury, but she lived with some dignity. She is one of tens of thousands of people who have abandoned their homes, fleeing the cruelty of gangs.
The country has become a fragile space due to the escalation of violence by criminal gangs, which challenges the very authority of the state. A hurricane season much more active than normal will undoubtedly worsen the situation of a population already under the weight of a humanitarian crisis largely caused by insecurity.
Haiti always in the eye of cyclones and human catastrophes
Located in the path of cyclones, with alarming conditions of seismic activity, facing disasters should be no surprise for Haitians, but the problem is the worrying absence of a prevention and intervention plan, declared Amos Louis, spokesperson for KOZEMAS. “Public intervention structures are partially collapsed, the state is collapsing on its own, and access routes to provide aid to victims are controlled by gangs extorting passers-by at toll booths. It is almost impossible to make preparations due to the control of armed groups in these areas,” he said, regretting that Haitians should fear the worst this year. According to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office at the end of April, the Prime Minister, wanting to give the impression of anticipating, had announced that his government would do everything possible to ensure that every Haitian is protected from future climatic hazards. However, under current conditions, the state's room for maneuver remains limited, allowing it only to intervene as a last resort when NGOs and citizens have already done the bulk of the work. Jean Mapou
Located in the path of cyclones, with alarming conditions of seismic activity, facing disasters should be no surprise for Haitians, but the problem is the worrying absence of a prevention and intervention plan, declared Amos Louis, spokesperson for KOZEMAS. “Public intervention structures are partially collapsed, the state is collapsing on its own, and access routes to provide aid to victims are controlled by gangs extorting passers-by at toll booths. It is almost impossible to make preparations due to the control of armed groups in these areas,” he said, regretting that Haitians should fear the worst this year. According to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office at the end of April, the Prime Minister, wanting to give the impression of anticipating, had announced that his government would do everything possible to ensure that every Haitian is protected from future climatic hazards. However, under current conditions, the state's room for maneuver remains limited, allowing it only to intervene as a last resort when NGOs and citizens have already done the bulk of the work. Jean Mapou
