Clashes in Haiti for cause of the cholera epidemic
There have been clashes in Haiti and especially in the capital Port-au-Prince where young people hurled rocks at UN peacekeepers and the population accuse some of the military (of Nepal) members of the international forces have led to cholera on the island that caused more than two thousand [06/12] deaths, and apparently some humanitarian organizations have decided to suspend the aid. The situation on the Caribbean island is rather precarious for the people forced to survive without drinking water and discharges to the open air in the cabins of the earthquake victims that end up contaminating the food with the risk that the epidemic of cholera is outside the control for not be able to treat patients in time and this causes further tension. The departments most affected are those on the island of Artibonite, Norte and Oeste, however the average number of deaths tends to decrease slightly thanks to the care provided.
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Date: 19/11/2010
article n°: 1426
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