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FROM THE FIELD: Haiti’s gruelling post-quake road to recovery |
In accordance with official figures, greater than 2,200 folks died and over 12,000 have been injured within the quake. Almost 53,000 buildings collapsed, and one other 77,000 have been severely broken, whereas key transport infrastructure was additionally badly impacted. All this as Haiti continues to struggle the COVID-19 pandemic.
The nation is affected by a sequence of crises; the assassination of its sitting president in July has brought on political instability and widespread insecurity, whereas hundreds of individuals had already been displaced earlier than the earthquake by gang violence and devastating tropical storms.
Learn extra here, about how IOM is working alongside the Haitian Authorities to supply for these most in want.