ShelterBox Relief post
Jesse Bellevue. ShelterBox supplies and volunteer team are sent to help with those affected by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. The October 4th storm left hundreds dead and many homeless. Rotary action group is helping to collect
donations for relief in Haiti and the Bahamas. The funds will be used to replace the roofs of 1,000 homes and provide water filtration systems.
"The Category 4 storm affected an estimated 330,000 people in Haiti, including 6,400 who were moved to temporary shelters. Extensive damage to main bridges and other transportation networks have left some areas cut off and vulnerable. Torrential rains have resulted in flooding and landslides. And contaminated water supplies threaten to lead to a surge in cholera cases and other waterborne illnesses.
A ShelterBox response team of volunteers from Canada, England, New Zealand, and the United States traveled to Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, last week to assess the damage and decide how best to help people. Shelter Box, an independent charity, is Rotary's project partner for disaster relief.
Working with Rotary members, government authorities, and other relief agencies, ShelterBox is focusing on the cholera outbreak in the southern region of the island and emergency shelter. A shipment of ShelterBox supplies arrived in Les Cayes, in the south of Haiti, on Wednesday, which likely will be used to help health professionals screen and treat cholera victims."
https://www.rotary.org/en/news-media/rotary-and-shelterbox-ground-haiti
