GONAIVES , Haiti ( CNN ) -- Four major storms have raked the desperately poor country of Haiti in the past month , leaving at least 341 people dead . A man carries drinking water through the flooded streets of Gonaives , Haiti , on Monday . Nine of the deaths were attributed to Fay , 79 to Gustav , 183 to Hanna and 70 to Ike , said Abel Nazaire , deputy head of Haiti 's Civil Protection Service . The country 's fragile infrastructure was overloaded after the storms and officials were concerned that the floodwaters could spread disease , Sophie Boutaud de la Combe , a spokeswoman for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti , said Tuesday . Gonaives , on the west coast , is one of the hardest-hit cities . This week , Gonaives was knee-deep in filthy water and reachable only by water or air , with many of Haiti 's bridges destroyed and roads flooded . `` My home is destroyed . I have no place to live with my kids . Everything I had just washed away , '' Roselene Josef told CNN . Watch desperate survivors in Gonaives » . Another survivor said , `` The flood washed away everything . I could n't save anything . They should just move this city . Floods always destroy it . '' Aid workers warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis as attempts to deliver aid were frustrated by logistical problems . The U.S. Navy 's USS Kearsarge arrived in the waters off Haiti on Monday to support the U.S. Agency for International Development 's efforts to assist after the devastation . The vessel will help move cargo and equipment between affected cities and will deliver relief supplies , said the U.S . Naval Forces Southern Command . But Monday , the Kearsarge was n't able to deliver anything to Gonaives , because the ship 's scout helicopters could n't find a suitable place for supplies to be unloaded , according to The Associated Press . A U.S. Coast Guard ship carrying 35 tons of relief supplies arrived Saturday in Gonaives . The U.S. cutter was preceded by a ship carrying U.N. relief supplies , including 19 tons of high-energy biscuits , 50,000 bottles of water and water purification tablets , which arrived Friday in Gonaives , said Myrta Kaulard of the United Nations ' World Food Program . CNN 's Karl Penhaul watched as U.N. troops handed out scant supplies of food and water to a long line of Haitians . The line became chaotic , with people fighting over supplies . Watch the devastation Penhaul found in Haiti » . Hundreds of people had taken shelter in a school . They told Penhaul they had not received relief aid in a week . An official in Gonaives told the AP on Monday that nine people had died in shelters , including two children . It was not clear if they had died of starvation or some other cause , Daniel Dupiton of the region 's civil protection department told the AP . When floodwaters were at their highest , some residents camped out on their roofs , their clothing and blankets hung over the sides of buildings . Some people `` have lost really everything . ... These are not rich people , these are people who were really struggling [ already ] against high food prices , '' Kaulard said . U.S. Navy Capt . Frank Ponds said he had flown over part of southern and northern Haiti . `` I saw towns that were completely flooded , '' Ponds said . `` I saw infrastructure , such as bridge [ s ] and roads , totally wiped out . '' The eye of Hurricane Ike never touched Haiti earlier this week , but the storm system did bring heavy rains and winds to Gonaives and other towns . Jean Pierre Guiteau , executive director for the Red Cross in Haiti , said 52 people were killed when a river burst its banks in the mountain town of Cabaret near the capital , Port-au-Prince . Another 21 bodies were pulled from sea at Fort-Liberté , Haiti , close to the border with the Dominican Republic . `` It 's a very grim picture , '' Guiteau said Sunday . `` Things certainly are getting no better . '' CNN 's Karl Penhaul contributed to this report . Copyright 2008 CNN . All rights reserved.This material may not be published , broadcast , rewritten , or redistributed . Associated Press contributed to this report .
Gonaives , Haiti , cut off from rest of country by flooded roads , washed - out bridges . Some flood survivors say they have n't received water in a week . Logistical problems prompt aid workers to warn of a humanitarian crisis . At least 20 people have died in the storms in Haiti .