Still bad news for Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Nearly two weeks of heavy rains in Haiti and the Dominican Republic have left at least 16 people dead, a national official says.

Emergency Management chief Alta Jean-Baptiste said 13 people were confirmed dead in Haiti. She could not confirm Haitian radio reports out of the southwestern town of Jeremie that three more deaths had occurred there, the Latin American Herald Tribune reported Sunday.

In addition to the deaths, about 2,000 Haitian families have been forced from their homes.

At least three people have died and 4,170 others have been left homeless in neighboring Dominican Republic, emergency management officials there said.