The Wrath of Hurricane Matthew

Hurricane Matthew is the second natural disaster to hit Haiti in 6 years the first being a devastating earthquake, which some people are still recovering from. Hurricane Matthew has taken the lives of over 1000 people living in Haiti, and 1.4 million people are in need.

In an attempt to help the United Nations has pledged 120 million dollars into emergency services and for many other needs that Haiti has.

But we can
not expect changes right away, medical supplies are scarce and with the cholera outbreak that also happened a couple years back it is very difficult. Cholera, the disease at the heart of Haiti’s last disaster, is being spread again by this one. To prevent the spread they have been putting up make shift clinics that are being bombarded by hundreds of people every hour. About 10 thousand people have died from this horrible disease since 2010.

The country had been close to being rebuilt to the 21st century standards but now has had a major setback with hurricane Matthew. “Instead of going forward, we have to restart,” said Marie Roselore Auborg, the minister for commerce and industry in the Grand Anse department, “This storm leveled all of the potential we had to grow and reboot our economy."

To help Haiti and other countries affected by this hurricane you can donate to charity's organized to help in these situations such as,
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
UNICEF
Food for the Poor

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