More cholera cases in Haiti since the rains

The number of cholera cases is rising in parts of Haiti hit by heavy rains early this week.      

The international aid organisations, OXfam and Doctors of the World, have both said they have noticed a spike in the number of cholera cases in towns hardest hit by the storm system, which has dumped up to 7 inches of rain in Port-au-Prince since May 30. 

On Monday, Haiti and its Caribbean neighbours were hit by a deadly storm that flooded towns and destroyed houses.

The Haitian capital and southern part of the country were especially hard-hit.

The showers contributed to widespread flooding and mudslides.

Marie Alta Jean-Baptiste, the director of Haiti's Civil Protection Department, has put the death toll at 28, but that number could rise as families search for loved ones.

She says six people are still missing. 

Cholera, a bacteria transmitted by water, has sickened more than 330,000 people and killed nearly 5,400 since the outbreak began in Haiti, in October.