What Haiti Needs
Tropical Storm Hanna has wreaked havoc on Haiti, a nation already ravaged by disease, food shortages, near-constant violence and extreme poverty. Already, reports suggest that the damage and death toll will exceed that of 2004's Hurricane Jeanne, which killed at least 3,000.
Gonaives and surrounding villages in west-central Haiti are under six to 10 feet of water in places. At least 150,000 Haitians have been displaced; few vehicles can operate; and there is very little access to drinking water, food and shelter. Meanwhile, Hurricane Ike is pouring down even more rain.
The damage merely compounds the already extreme conditions in Haiti.… Seguir leyendo »