The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned of "life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides" throughout Hispaniola.

Fourth Street Foods, a food processing plant, is closing at the end of the month and laying off more than 250 people. Alexandre said the company employed a number of immigrants, including from Haiti. Earlier this year, the Anchor Hocking Pyrex glass plant also closed its doors and took away another few hundred jobs.

Soft tunes float from the D.J. booth at Lakou in Little Haiti, setting the rhythm for a laid-back October weekend night. One by one, patrons wander in — some linger over cocktai