Haiti Today: Still the same?

So, we have a new government in Haiti. One that was duly elected by the popular vote. Let's hope that Mssr. Martelly will step up the pace of recovery. I don't mean the grandiose areas of “recovery” – shopping malls, the Presidential Palace, business centers. I mean the most basic of things, like REAL shelter for the Haitian people, still living in tarp cities.
Just last week, coincidentally the first week of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, Haiti was drenched by a slow-moving system known as “94L” – the second “invest” of the first week of the season. In that event, 23 Haitians died. They died because their makeshift “homes” were washed away. The following was posted in a report from the International Association of Emergency managers (of which, I serve as Sergeant at Arms):
HAITI: At least 23 people have been killed in flooding in Haiti. Most of the deaths occurred in the capital Port-au-Prince after torrential rain swept away houses, and flooded roads. Two children were buried alive when their home collapsed; two other people died in a tent city erected after last year's devastating earthquake. Haitian officials fear other such camps could be swept away during the hurricane season. Days of heavy rain swelled rivers and flooded camps built to house thousands of evacuees after the 2010 earthquake. Thirteen people were killed when landslides swept through the upscale suburb of Petionville. The United States National Hurricane Center warned the rains could also cause flash floods and mudslides in the Dominican Republic and Cuba.

Bottom line? It’s been almost 18 months since the earthquake. THINGS NEED TO CHANGE in Haiti.