Les Anglais ( en, The English) is a town in the
Les Anglais
Les Anglais ( ht, Zanglè), French for "The English", is a commune in the Chardonnières Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti. It has 27,182 inhabitants. The eye of Hurricane Matthew made landfall near Les Anglais on 4 October ...
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
of the
Chardonnières Arrondissement, in the
Sud department of
Haiti. In 2009, the city had a population of 7,791. The
eye of
Hurricane Matthew
Hurricane Matthew was an extremely powerful Atlantic hurricane which caused catastrophic damage and a humanitarian crisis in Haiti, as well as widespread devastation in the southeastern United States. The deadliest Atlantic hurricane since ...
made landfall near Les Anglais on 4 October 2016 at 6 a.m.
EST (11:00 a.m.
UTC) as a powerful
Category 4 hurricane
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depend ...
with winds of 230 km/h (145 mph).
See also
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Boco
*
Chanterelle
Chanterelle is the common name of several species of fungi in the genera '' Cantharellus'', '' Craterellus'', '' Gomphus'', and ''Polyozellus''. They are among the most popular of wild edible mushrooms. They are orange, yellow or white, meaty a ...
*
Dernere Morne
*
Limo
References
Populated places in Sud (department)
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