That is left up to aid groups and local officials to coordinate among themselves. But the military does not actually distribute the aid to residents, Gventer said. military for help delivering aid, especially in the mountainous regions.
Gang activity has plagued many roads in the country, including the main highway from Port-au-Prince to Les Cayes, and charities have reported looting of trucks carrying aid.Īs a result, USAID depends on the U.S. In the southwest port city of Les Cayes, a fight broke out when a bodyguard traveling with former president Michel Martelly handed out an envelope of cash. Crowds have swarmed aid trucks and airfields. Some aid distributions in recent days have been chaotic. military presence was requested and so far continues to be supported by Haitian officials. Gventer's unit, Joint Task Force-Bravo, normally based in Honduras, arrived in Haiti less than 24 hours after the earthquake. It's aggressive to get something that they can help their families, help themselves." "People are really desperate and they will - it's not aggressive towards us. Steve Gventer, the commander coordinating many of the relief flights.
"I think it's very telling to see just how desperate some of these people are when we show up," said Col. Octavio Jones for NPR A healthcare worker from HERO, an emergency medical ambulance and medevac service, transports families to a tent hospital at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, in Port-Au-Prince on Wednesday. In Baradères, about 90% of families who'd owned farms, gardens or livestock had them wiped out by the Category 4 storm, one aid group found. helicopters have evacuated at least 430 injured Haitians out of the affected region to health care facilities in Port-au-Prince and elsewhere, where American medics are still working to treat the injured alongside the international aid agency Doctors Without Borders, other humanitarian groups and Haitian health care workers.Īdding to the desperation is the fact that this region was previously devastated by Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Some 12,000 people were injured in the earthquake, according to Haiti's Department of Civil Protection, the federal agency overseeing the disaster response. Coast Guard and the Haitian Red Cross transport a patient to a tent hospital to be treated for their injuries sustained in the recent 7.2 magnitude earthquake, at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, in Port-Au-Prince on Wednesday. Or consider a monthly donation to make an impact all year long.Octavio Jones for NPR The U.S. Please make a generous gift today and fill out the secure form to make a one-time donation. We can't do this lifesaving work without your help. You can make an immediate lifesaving difference and give hope to children, mothers and fathers around the world.įor 80 years, CRS has been providing expertise and compassion to the most vulnerable of our brothers and sisters in more than 100 countries.
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