Les Anglais Zanglè | |
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  Les Anglais Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates:18°18′0″N74°13′0″W / 18.30000°N 74.21667°W /18.30000; -74.21667 | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Sud |
| Arrondissement | Chardonnières |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 27,182 |
Les Anglais (French pronunciation:[lez‿ɑ̃ɡlɛ];Haitian Creole:Zanglè), French for "The English", is acommune in theChardonnières Arrondissement, in theSuddepartment ofHaiti. It has 27,182 inhabitants. Theeye ofHurricane Matthew made landfall near Les Anglais on 4 October 2016 at 6 a.m.EST (11:00 a.m.UTC) as a powerfulCategory 4hurricane with winds of 230 km/h (145 mph).[2]
Matthew made landfall near Les Anglais about 700 AM EDT (1100 UTC)....Maximum sustained winds remain near 145 mph (230 km/h) with higher gusts. Matthew is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir- Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
