'Haiti is planning to house 400,000 earthquake survivors in new tented villages outside the capital, Port-au-Prince, official has announced.'
In accordance with informations received, the death toll will reached as high as 200,000 people, besides 1.5 million people were left homeless. About 75,000 bodies have so far buried in massive graves, however, heaps of bodies remain uncollected in the streets. At this moment, at least 500,000 people are currently living outdoors in hundreds of improvised camp in the capital. As USA has taken full control of Haiti, some aid groups is reported to have left; such as UK, Belgium, Luxembourg as well as florida-based team.
Medicins San Frontieres has said only one out of 5 planes carrying 77 tonnes of medical and relief supplies have been able to land, doctors claimed that more is needed as patients still flooding in continuously which beyond their tolerance; above all, more medical personnel is desperately needed to back up their rescue action!
On the other hand, delivery of aid by road from the Dominican Republic has been limited due to security concerns, as a result, many people have still seen no international relief at all. Official has warned that people is becoming very angry and suffering from starvation but US and the UN World Food Programme insists the distribution of food and water is well underway.
The World Bank has announced that it is waiving any payments on Haiti's debt for the next five years and finding a way to cancel it altogether. Haiti owe's the institution US$38 million.
Consequently, I felt very sympathetic towards the people of Haiti and do pray wholeheartedly that they could stand on their feet in due time!

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