The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has warned that essential services in the Haitian town of Belladère, on the border with the Dominican Republic, are coming under growing strain as more people seek shelter there.
Among those seeking shelter are displaced families and deported migrants.
The office said nearly half of the more than 121,000 Haitians deported by the Dominican Republic into Haiti since the beginning of the year have crossed through Belladère, placing severe pressure on already overstretched reception facilities on the Haitian side of the border.
UN Spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, says families displaced by violence in the nearby commune of Mirebalais have also sought refuge in Belladère.
He says the observation was made during a joint mission on June 28, led by OCHA and UN agencies and other partners.
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