Isaac swept across Haiti 's southern peninsula , bringing flooding and storms in areas affected by the January 2010 earthquake . A woman and a child died in the town of Souvenance , and a 10-year-old girl died in Thomazeau when a wall fell on her . A seven-year-old boy was electrocuted in the city of Gonaives . As many as 5,000 people were evacuated because of flooding , as scores of tents in quake settlement camps collapsed and at least 300 houses were flooded in the Port-au-Prince shantytown of Cité Soleil . Doctors Without Borders announced it anticipated a spike in cholera cases due to flooding and it was preparing to receive more patients . President Michel Martelly canceled his trip to Japan to coordinate emergency response efforts and visit residents with Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe . On August 26 , 2012 , the Haitian government announced that at least 14,000 people had left their homes , while another 13,500 were living in emergency shelters . According to official figures , at least a dozen houses were destroyed and 269 damaged during the storm . On August 28 , the death toll in Haiti was revised up to at least 24 , with three others missing . News reports in the area stated up to 29 deaths , however
the January 2010 earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Hurricane Isaac (2012)