Ike's floods add insult to Haiti's misery, kill 10
September 07, 2008 14:24 EDT

GONAIVES, Haiti (AP) -- For the second time in a week, people in Haiti have been forced to their rooftops to escape floodwaters.

Haiti is a still a long way from recovery after Hurricane Hanna -- but now, the rain from Hurricane Ike is adding to the misery.

Homes have been inundated again. A bridge on the last open land route to the desperate city of Gonaives has collapsed.

In a coastal town, officials say five adults and five children drowned overnight. That brings to more than 260 the country's overall death toll from four storms in recent weeks.

U.N. peacekeepers set out again in trucks to deliver more aid to Gonaives. Scores of young men splashed alongside, begging for help. U.N. security was beefed up today to keep order, as thousands waited in line around a warehouse that became a U.N. shelter.