Haiti calls for international aid after devastating earthquake
Source: Miami Herald
Amidst a COVID surge, ongoing political upheaval and civil unrest, Haiti has been faced now with the strain of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake, displacing and injuring thousands of its citizens, and with a death toll thus far approaching 2,000. An already stretched and under-resourced healthcare system is calling for international aid to help Haitian communities through this crisis.
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Haiti requests international aid as COVID surges
Miami Herald – June 2, 2021
“The sharp rise in COVID-19 cases and deaths in poverty-stricken Haiti is not only placing a strain on an already weak health system, it has led to a demand for ramped-up international support, the head of the World Health Organization’s Americas office said Wednesday.”