Pray for Haiti

Oct 14, 2016 by

From World Vision.

Powerful Hurricane Matthew swept across Haiti on 4 October leaving widespread destruction in its wake. Authorities are still trying to determine the number of people killed and injured by the storm in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

The Category Four hurricane hit the region with 230 km/h winds, heavy rain and storm surges. Many roads are flooded, and a bridge connecting a portion of the country with the capital of Port-au-Prince collapsed making relief efforts difficult.

World Vision staff in Haiti had prepared relief supplies before the storm hit and is responding quickly. There is an urgent need for help. The UN reports at least 10,000 people are crowded into shelters and there are reports of shortages of fresh water. The spread of disease is a major concern.

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A personal report from an Anglican clergyman living and ministering in Haiti:

Haiti had only just begun rebuilding from a devastating earthquake six years ago when Hurricane Matthew tore through the small Caribbean nation on Tuesday, killing hundreds in its path and inundating entire villages.

Once again much of the country is a disaster zone, with powerful Matthew shredding homes and engulfing communities in knee-deep water that is taking time to recede.

At least 1300 people have died since Matthew made landfall in Haiti on Tuesday (4 October) as a Category 4 hurricane. We begin to access communities, regions that were inaccessible because of the roads, because of the bridges that fell due to the hurricane.

Communication is still an issue in Southern Haiti, where winds of 125 mph (200 kph) destroyed homes, flooded villages and cut off the island from the rest of the country.

Many people are homeless, mostly in Les Cayes, Jeremie, Leogane and Miragoane where the Anglican Church are ministering in many communities. Some of our undestroyed churches are sheltering them. We do need food, hygiene kits, and medicines. On a midterm basis, we need to help the homeless people rebuilding their houses.

The Rev Dr Frantz Casseus,
Canon to the Ordinary

 

[The Anglican Church in Haiti receives aid via the World Food Programme (read more here).]

 

 

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