Please contribute to help rebuild Haiti's schools, homes, and churches
Please contribute to help rebuild Haiti's schools, homes, and churches
From a recent political turmoil and instability to the assassination of its president, Haiti experienced a 7.2 earthquake on 08/14/2021. Successive Natural disasters hit the beautiful Caribbean Nation. Haiti (Ayiti) is a country that sits on a fault line between 2 tectonic plates, the Caribbean and the North American plates. Each time the tectonic plates decide to move, Haiti suffers. Haitians suffer as in the devastation of barely existing infrastructures, collapsed homes, schools and government buildings. On January 12, 2010, the earthquake that hit Haiti was a 7.0 on the Richter scale. On 08/14/2021, the 7.2 earthquake hit la Grand’Anse, Jeremie, and Les Cayes. Haitians living in the provinces are self-relient and resilient. When hit by 2016 hurricane Matthew, earthquakes, and tropical storms, Haitian farmers do not have time to rebuild as each natural disaster destroys their crops.
All over Les Cayes and Grand’Anse, roads are splitting. Schools and churches collapsed. In may remote and isolated cities, the few homes and buildings that were not affected cannot provide shelter as more than 500 aftershocks kept Haitians in open air and soccer fields. Then, two days after the quake, tropical storm Grace brought rains and winds to finish the rest of the destruction. Some Haitians preferred to be in the rain than being inside a building that would serve as their graves. Despite the destruction of their home, many survivors decide to stay in place, on their property. They are waiting for aid from the government and friends of Haiti. In the meantime, Haitians from non-affected areas of the country and overseas are participating in relief activities. The Haitian government wants to coordinate the aid to prevent the waste of the first earthquake.
In Haiti, beauty is dangerous. A beautiful country that sits on two tectonic plates. Each time Haitians hear about an upcoming storm, tears roll down their eyes. If it is an earthquake, they already know about its toll and devastation. Haitians remember the dead of the 1st quake. They will remember the devastation and losses of the 7.2 earthquake too.
Please contribute to help rebuild Haiti's schools, homes, and churches
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