De: sgreen [mailto:freethemove9mumia@gmail.com]
Enviado el: Lunes, 13 de Septiembre de 2010 02:55 p.m.
Asunto: hurricane Igor approaching Haiti
fyi sabrina
Haiti prepares mass evacuations as Hurricane Igor advances
1 hr 25 mins ago
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) – The government of Haiti on Monday made plans to relocate thousands of homeless Haitians still living in displaced persons camps, as Hurricane Igor made its way toward their earthquake-ravaged country.
Haiti's Civil Protection Agency late Sunday declared an "orange alert," warning that several regions could be prone to flooding as a result of heavy rains expected in the next 48 hours as Igor drew nearer.
"Listen to announcements, follow instructions and prepare to relocate if it is necessary," said Nadia Lochard, a spokeswoman for the agency.
Lochard explained that people living in camps that faced the danger of flooding could be asked to relocate.
The January 12 7.0 magnitude earthquake killed about 250,000 people in Haiti made another 1.3 million homeless, thousands of whom remain sheltered in temporary refugee camps.
Tent cities have sprung up in and around the ruined capital of the poorest country in the Americas, with little sign that those left homeless and destitute will move into more permanent housing in the near future.
International aid has been slow in coming, with only a fraction of the funds promised for rebuilding efforts actually disbursed.
Earlier in the hurricane season, the United Nations identified 130 tent cities as being at risk from rains and winds that could further worsen conditions for the most vulnerable, including thousands of orphaned children.
