Relief efforts are anticipated to mobilize quickly. Miami's Haitian community is monitoring the situation closely and positioning itself to assist family and friends as best they can. Haiti can expect tropical storm-force winds and heavy rain, which could lead to flash flooding and mudslides across the region.
Meanwhile, tropical storm Grace could hit the Haiti region from Monday into Tuesday of next week. The laying down of arms will be critical to the deployment and effectiveness of international rescue missions already being discussed. Gang violence also resulted in the announcement by Doctors Without Borders in late June that it was shutting down its emergency hospital along the capital’s southern entrance in Martissant, Haiti after 15 years due to unbearable conditions and attacks on its medical staff. Gang control of the area has also led to a scarcity of fuel, resulting in increased costs for transporting goods, which will be pivotal during earthquake rescue and recovery efforts. Ongoing gang violence in Haiti has forced the displacement of more than 16,000 Haitians from their homes since June, according to the United Nations, and has cut off access to four regions in the south. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, prompting a tsunami alert and damaging buildings in the west of the disaster-plagued Caribbean nation. MARCELINE, Haiti Authorities in Haiti have postponed the start of school across the country after last months 7.2 magnitude earthquake destroyed schools and homes across Haitis southern. The behavior of armed gangs in the current situation is another concern. Structures are now compromised from the initial quake and more buildings could start to sustain damage even if those aftershocks are not as strong. A 5.2 magnitude aftershock occurred 17 km (10 miles) from Chantal, Haiti, earlier this morning, according to the US Geological Survey.
“Following the earthquake that caused enormous damage in the South, Grand'Anse and Nippes, I have already mobilized the entire government team to adopt all necessary measures as a matter of urgency,” posted Henry on Twitter.Īftershocks will be a concern going forward. He has already mobilized the entire government to assess and help with the situation, he tweeted. This is the first major humanitarian disaster for Henry since taking office after Moise's murder. The quake could hardly have come at a worse time for the nation of 11 million, which is in the throes of a political crisis following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse on July 7.Īccording to his official Twitter account, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry was traveling to the most devastated areas of the country. Although this earthquake is farther away from Haiti's most populated cities, the initial jolt was felt as far away as Jamaica and widespread casualties are anticipated.
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