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Children cross a river that has flooded its banks in Camp Perrin, 15 miles north of Les Cayes, on Haiti's south coast, after torrential rains from Tropical Storm Lili Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002. Lili appeared to be strengthening and could become a hurricane by Monday, said Martin Nelson, lead forecaster at the National Hurricane Center in Miami.(AP Photo/Daniel Morel)
                  
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Locals unable to cross to the other bank watch the swollen Laravine Rive outside Les Cayes, on the south coast, after Tropical Storm Lili dumped torrential rains on Haiti, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002. Lili appeared to be strengthening and could become a hurricane by Monday, said Martin Nelson, lead forecaster at the National Hurricane Center in Miami.(AP Photo/Daniel Morel)
                                  
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Sailors try to bring in a boat at the pier in Les Cayes, Haiti Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. Lili regained tropical storm strength Friday and pelted southern Haiti with rain from more than 200 miles away. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel)
                         

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Sailors move a motorboat to the pier on the coast Les Cayes, Haiti Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. Lili regained tropical storm strength Friday and pelted southern Haiti with rain from more than 200 miles away. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel)
            
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Haitians carry goods across the Laravine River near Les Cayes, Haiti on Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. As forecasters predict soaking rains and heavy wind gusts in southern Haiti as a result of tropical storm Lili, the river is expected to rise and cause flooding. (AP Photo/ Daniel Morel)
                                  
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A taxi driver helps passengers carry goods across the Laravine River near Les Cayes, Haiti on Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. The river is expected to rise and cause flooding, as forecasters predict soaking rains and heavy wind gusts in southern Haiti as a result of tropical storm Lili. (AP Photo/ Daniel Morel)
                                  
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