Haiti braces itself for Hurricane Igor
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Pastor Dale Morgan
Sep 13, 2010, 9:35:15 PM9/13/10
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Haiti braces itself for Hurricane Igor
The government of Haiti has made plans to relocate thousands of homeless Haitians living in displaced persons camps as Hurricane Igor threatens to bring further misery to the earthquake-ravaged country.
Published: 4:55PM BST 13 Sep 2010
The government of Haiti has made plans to relocate thousands of homeless Haitians living in displaced persons camps as Hurricane Igor threatens to bring further misery to the earthquake-ravaged country.
Hurricane Igor (bottom right) is expected to be the season's most powerful storm Photo: GETTY
Haiti's Civil Protection Agency declared an "orange alert," warning that several regions could be flooded as a result of heavy rains expected as Igor drew nearer.
The Category Four hurricane is expected to hit Haiti within the next 48 hours.
"Listen to announcements, follow instructions and prepare to relocate if it is necessary," said Nadia Lochard, a spokeswoman for the agency.
Ms Lochard explained that people living in camps that faced the danger of flooding could be asked to relocate.
The January 12 earthquake killed about 300,000 people in Haiti made another 1.3 million homeless, thousands of whom remain sheltered in temporary refugee camps.
Tent cities have sprung up in and around the ruined capital of the poorest country in the Americas, with little sign that those left homeless and destitute will move into more permanent housing in the near future.
International aid has been slow in coming, with only a fraction of the funds promised for rebuilding efforts actually disbursed.
Earlier in the hurricane season, the United Nations identified 130 tent cities as being at risk from rains and winds that could further worsen conditions for the most vulnerable, including thousands of orphaned children.
Haiti braces itself for Hurricane Igor
The government of Haiti has made plans to relocate thousands of homeless Haitians living in displaced persons camps as Hurricane Igor threatens to bring further misery to the earthquake-ravaged country.
Published: 4:55PM BST 13 Sep 2010
The government of Haiti has made plans to relocate thousands of homeless Haitians living in displaced persons camps as Hurricane Igor threatens to bring further misery to the earthquake-ravaged country.
Hurricane Igor (bottom right) is expected to be the season's most powerful storm Photo: GETTY
Haiti's Civil Protection Agency declared an "orange alert," warning that several regions could be flooded as a result of heavy rains expected as Igor drew nearer.
The Category Four hurricane is expected to hit Haiti within the next 48 hours.
"Listen to announcements, follow instructions and prepare to relocate if it is necessary," said Nadia Lochard, a spokeswoman for the agency.
Ms Lochard explained that people living in camps that faced the danger of flooding could be asked to relocate.
The January 12 earthquake killed about 300,000 people in Haiti made another 1.3 million homeless, thousands of whom remain sheltered in temporary refugee camps.
Tent cities have sprung up in and around the ruined capital of the poorest country in the Americas, with little sign that those left homeless and destitute will move into more permanent housing in the near future.
International aid has been slow in coming, with only a fraction of the funds promised for rebuilding efforts actually disbursed.
Earlier in the hurricane season, the United Nations identified 130 tent cities as being at risk from rains and winds that could further worsen conditions for the most vulnerable, including thousands of orphaned children.
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