Post by anansi on Aug 16, 2021 22:31:43 GMT -5
Haiti quake death toll rises to 1,419, injured now at 6,000
Wow! can Haiti get a break?? I really wished the A.U would adopt Haiti as a member state, us in the Caribbean ain't doing jack.
The Wealthy States of the U.S and Canada just exploit whatever they can while slamming the door shut in their faces as refugees, Jamaica where you @. You right next door, can't count on Haiti's neighbor D.R, as they are likely to shoot them on sight if they come seeking help.
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — A hospital in southwestern Haiti, where a powerful earthquake flattened homes, shops and other buildings over the weekend, was so overwhelmed with patients that many had to lie in patios, corridors, verandas and hallways. Then a looming storm expected to bring heavy rains Monday night forced officials to relocate them as best they could given the hospital’s poor conditions.
Even those patients were somewhat fortunate. Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency on Monday raised the death toll from Saturday’s earthquake to 1,419 and the number of injured to 6,000, many of whom have had to wait under the burning heat, even on an airport tarmac, for help.
“We had planned to put up tents (in hospital patios), but we were told that could not be safe,” said Gede Peterson, director of Les Cayes General Hospital.
apnews.com/article/health-caribbean-coronavirus-pandemic-united-nations-haiti-a625e4406ffa26e43d8b42cb71c9ba7f
Even those patients were somewhat fortunate. Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency on Monday raised the death toll from Saturday’s earthquake to 1,419 and the number of injured to 6,000, many of whom have had to wait under the burning heat, even on an airport tarmac, for help.
“We had planned to put up tents (in hospital patios), but we were told that could not be safe,” said Gede Peterson, director of Les Cayes General Hospital.
apnews.com/article/health-caribbean-coronavirus-pandemic-united-nations-haiti-a625e4406ffa26e43d8b42cb71c9ba7f
Wow! can Haiti get a break?? I really wished the A.U would adopt Haiti as a member state, us in the Caribbean ain't doing jack.
The Wealthy States of the U.S and Canada just exploit whatever they can while slamming the door shut in their faces as refugees, Jamaica where you @. You right next door, can't count on Haiti's neighbor D.R, as they are likely to shoot them on sight if they come seeking help.
