Haiti sees 800 new cholera cases after hurricane

Hurricane Matthew left around 175,000 people displaced, as their homes and communities were literally ripped apart by the storm.

Then I met a local pilot who was flying his mechanic to Jeremie, roughly 117 miles from Port-au-Prince, so he could check on his family.

“We have provided funds for 22 hospitals and clinics, helped more than 135,000 people through safe housing and neighborhood recovery, and have constructed more than 9,000 latrines and other water & sanitation systems”, the Red Cross said on their website. Numerous people living in Haiti became infected with cholera in addition to being left hungry and homeless.

“They had no idea this was coming so it just started raining and all of the sudden they are stuck in the middle of a hurricane”, said Freedom Church’s Operations Pastor Robbie Foreman, while he took a few minutes from planning a critical airline scramble.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has also pledged support for the rehabilitation of a school in Les Cayes as well as a feeding programme for a maximum of two (2) weeks catering to the children of that school. “They are truly making a difference for the people of Haiti who were most impacted – it was a rapid response with results”. “They have done impressive work reaching out during these first ten days, and are developing relationships that will continue to be useful through the entire disaster recovery process”.

“There also were many submarkets that saw positive gains as hotels catered to evacuees, stranded visitors, emergency management personnel and the media”, Hennis said. A statement issued by the Popular Democratic People’s Movement, a Haitian civil society organisation, days after the hurricane warns that the government “must not tolerate, or allow any worldwide, multilateral, bilateral or non-governmental organisation to side-step the authority of the state or local organisations to coordinate and manage in their place”.

“Hurricane Matthew made an impact on the Tri-County area”, said Chris Kerrigan, president and CEO of Trident United Way.

Donations can be made o www.concern.net/donate/appeals/haiti-hurricane-appeal or by calling Concern directly on Freephone 1850211844.

“I’m from Savannah. My mom said not to come home”, said Courtni Mann, freshman. As well as more people were staying rather than going. “This is my wife’s idea, but it’s something I wanted to let you guys know [about] and get the word out there”.

“With a disaster this big, we need many people to contribute”.

Badeau said her parents have done so much for her, and she wants to be able to help where she can. Countries are exhausted of sending money to a country that seems lost and hopeless.

Haiti is a land stricken by a heartbreaking and cruel combination of corruption, unsafe political infighting, and cyclical natural disasters.

Anyone who’s been affected by this kind of mass tragedy is frustrated.

The state parks at Hunting Island and Edisto Beach both suffered significant damage and won’t reopen until at least early next year. LIFE was founded in 1992 and serves as one of the largest and oldest Arab-American charities in the United States. Seeing people trying to survive without mere basics.