1 million estimated homeless in Haiti in wake of Ike

[babylonsister]

Where are all the concerned rethugs when you need them? Can they spare some dimes for Haiti?

1 million estimated homeless in Haiti in wake of Ike
By Jacqueline Charles, Treneton Daniel and Evan S. Benn | Miami Herald


PORT-AU-PRINCE — With Haiti's major bridges crumbled, roadways flooded and an estimated one million people homeless, humanitarian and government groups struggled Monday to push relief supplies into the country where four storms in rapid succession have kiled hundreds of people.

''We need a flood of helicopters because there is a lot of food coming into Port-au-Prince and it cannot reach the provinces,'' Haitian President Rene Preval said in an interview with The Miami Herald.

In Haiti, rescue groups have no access to many interior villages across the southern region and to hard-hit Gonaives, north of the capital, which was cut off when a bridge collapsed. A Red Cross truck trying to reach Les Cayes on the southern coast had to turn back because of impassable roads.

''The flooding is more extensive than people realize, and it's awful how little relief has been able to get into Gonaives and other areas,'' said Dr. Arthur Fournier, a University of Miami physician who co-founded Project Medishare, a charity that transports medical aid to Haiti.

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[cobalt1999]

1. There are over 1.5 million homeless right here in the US

We also have crumbling bridges and hungry children.

How much help have they given their own citizens?

[babylonsister]

2. I wasn't comparing anything, but your compassion is noted. nt