Three quarters of flood-affected Haitians still waiting for food and water
Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 07:11PM
TheSpook
Humanitarian agencies are working at full capacity, but have only managed to get food and clean water to about 25 percent of the populace of this flood-ravaged Haitian city, said CARE International. 'The good news is that we've reached more than 22,000 people,' said Abby Maxman, director of CARE's Haiti operations. 'But there are at the very least 100,000 more in need.' Residents who make their way to distribution points receive water and food, including rice, wheat, cooking oil and lentils. CARE plans to expand to a handful of locations in Gonaïves where United Nations troops have been able to maintain order. The situation remains dire with more than 1,500 people dead and more than 1,000 people missing. On Sunday, Haitian officials said more bodies were recovered from debris in Gonaives. Meanwhile, the United Nations is deploying more peacekeepers to Haiti to curb looting that broke out in the wake of the devestation. The General in charge of the UN operations in Haiti said many people were suffering from diarrhea while others, many of them children, were contracting gangrene. He said amputations were being performed under horrendous conditions. [more ] and [more ]
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