GONAÏVES, Haiti, 16 March 2009 – As Haiti braces for another hurricane season, UNICEF Representative in Haiti Annamaria Laurini recently surveyed Gonaïves, the country's third largest city, to evaluate its emergency preparedness. She was accompanied on the visit by UNICEF Emergency Operations Chief Lucia Elmi.
Gonaïves's population of 300,000 had not yet fully recovered from the destruction of 2004's Hurricane Jeanne when the city was hit by a series of devastating storms last year. Despite the recovery efforts of UNICEF and its partners – a third of the city has been repaired – grave concerns remain about the possibility of another catastrophic hurricane season in 2009. We can all keep Haiti in our prayers that this year will be a quite one for this country.
I second that prayer!
ReplyDeleteBambi
I can say now that when I first read this post my heart sank thinking it was starting up again this year. I am praying for a calm year... I often learn new things from your post. Haiti is always in our prayers. I am so happy that we are not only building or families during this process, helping other build their families as well and last but not least helping Haiti one step at a time.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day!
~ Mare