Haiti death toll reaches 50 000
Authorities suppose death toll will exceed 500 000, barricades from bodies are built in disaster area
16:03 / 15.01.2010 Haiti – APA. Haitian Red Cross estimated that 50,000 lost their lives in the deadly earthquake, but the government expects the death toll will exceed 500 000, APA reports. Three million suffered from the earthquake.
First mass funeral was served in the country on Thursday. Haitian president Rene Preval said 7000 bodies were buried in the mass graves. UN mission in Haiti made new announcement about its losses during the earthquake. 36 UN workers were killed and 73 injured, 160 are still missing, including 8 workers of UNESCO mission in the country. 57-year old worker of the US State Department Victoria Delong was also among the quake victims in Haiti, US embassy’s three staff members became missing.
There are serious problems with landing of planes carried humanitarian assistance as the quake damaged a runway strip of the Port-au-Prince airport. Some of the planes couldn’t leave the Haitian airport because lack of fuel resources. Planes carrying humanitarian assistance to Haiti are forced to land in the neighboring Dominican Republic delivering shipment to Haiti via land transport.
French president Nicolas Sarkozy called for international conference on Haiti and said he was discussing his proposal with the world leaders now. US Deputy Secretary of State Philip Crowley said there were few cases of marauding in the disaster areas. He said air and landing forces would be deployed in the region to provide security and public order, as well as to participate in rescue and humanitarian operations.
There is unbearable sanitary in Haiti. Leaving bodies still at the streets caused serious protest among the population. The people are building barricades from bodies to express their protests. Mexican ambassador to Haiti Everardo Suarez told journalists that authorities couldn’t organize funerals. “There are hundreds of bodies at the streets and serious problems with water supply, electric energy and medical aid. People fear to take the streets because of large groups of marauders there”, said the ambassador.Bu yazı ( 398 ) - dəfə oxunmuşdur
