Sunday, October 16, 2016

UN chief tours Haiti to take stock of damage from Hurricane Matthew

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited Haiti on Saturday to tour the regions devastated by Hurricane Matthew in early October.
 



After arriving at the airport of Port-au-Prince, the capital, Ban boarded a helicopter to fly to the southern city of Les Cayes, which took the full force of Matthew after it made landfall on Oct. 4.

Media summaries of various casualty reports have put the death toll at over 1,000, with around 175,000 people made homeless.

The UN chief was accompanied by Haitian Prime Minister Enex Jean-Charles. Upon arrival, Ban spoke with some of the refugees, sheltering in a local high school.

"I was very, very sad when we saw such total devastation. But all the people of the world are with you," he was quoted as saying by French newspaper La Croix. "The United Nations are by your side. We will mobilize all resources to help you."

Just before Ban's arrival, a scuffle broke out between angry locals and UN peacekeepers at a base in Les Cayes, with around 100 people throwing rocks at food trucks.
 Xinhua/China
16/10/16

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