Quake survivors desperate for help

2010-01-18 08:50 BJT

Special Report: Strong Quake Hits Haiti |

 

In Port-au-Prince, the situation is becoming desperate for hundreds of thousands of quake survivors. Shortages of food, water, and medical staff are pushing the city to the verge of breakdown.

There was no food, water or medicine on Sunday for the 85 surviving residents of the Port-au-Prince Municipal Nursing Home.

One man died, and more will follow soon unless water and food arrive immediately.

Jean Emmanuel, Hospital Administrator, said, "Now our old people survive, but some of them cannot even breathe normally. I do not think that they will survive another day without drinking or eating."

Shortages of food, water, and medical staff are pushing the city to the verge of breakdown.
Shortages of food, water, and medical staff are pushing the city to the
verge of breakdown.