Saturday, February 20, 2010

Homeless in Haïti opting for their unsafe houses to the rain.

Thousands of Haitians gathered in the 600 makeshift camps in the metropolitan area have experienced a deterioration of their living conditions. Deprived of tents, these citizens cant protect themselves against the rain that continued to hit the capital and its environs.
Disaster victims camped at Silvio Cator stadium get soaked at every rain shower because their rudimentary tents can not protect them. Some people manage to find a place in the few sheets available while the majority remains standing in the rain.
The lawn is transformed into a pool which complicates the task. "The children are in the same situation," says a mother who tries to repair his small makeshift tent.
The majority of victims in downtown Port-au-Prince have been up all night during the rain with their feet in water. Unable to live in such extreme conditions many people are returning to their damaged and unsecrued houses.
While heavy rains are registered new aftershocks continue to rock the buildings. Usually regarded as a blessing, the rain is now seen as an additional punishment by the victims already faced with the aftershocks. 

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