Haiti

[James Carlin]

I was asked to share this by our board member David Curry

“The storm did not directly hit Haiti, the Caribbean's most populous (and poorest) nation, but lashed it with days of rain. Authorities reported at least 25 deaths, largely due to floods in Petit-Goave, a coastal town 64 km (40 miles) west of the capital, where a river burst its banks. At least 10 children were killed and 12 people remain missing there, Haiti's disaster management agency said, adding that nationwide, more than 1,000 homes have been flooded. Nearly 12,000 people have been moved into emergency shelters.

An extended gang conflict has impoverished Haiti and displaced over 1.3 million people living in makeshift camps, said the flooding made it impossible to sit or sleep, and that the government and aid groups were slow to bring supplies.”

David Curry

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Yours in Hope,

Deacon James Carlin, Executive Director

North Country Mission of Hope