Essay On Haiti In Crisis

Haiti in Crisis In Upfront magazine, “Haiti in Crisis is about Haiti’s devastations. On October 16, Hurricane Mathew hit Haiti and other Caribbean countries with torrential rain and 145 mile-per-hour winds destroyed everything in its path. The hurricane killed more than 1,000 people, 175,000 homeless, and left 13% of the population required assistance with food, shelter, and medical care. Haiti is more vulnerable than the other countries because it’s the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. More than 40% are unemployed and 60% live on less than $2.42 a day. With the poor conditions, people weren't able to build houses strong enough to survive the hurricane. “It boils down to the government's inability to provide basic services,” said Brian Concannon of the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti. Haiti’s leaders have been unable to prepare people for the natural disasters. Haiti has been without an elected president since February. New elections were postponed due to the hurricane on November 20. On 1804 Haiti gained their independence from France but was forced to pay the independent debt, worth around $23 billion. Many of their leaders like Francois Duvalier stole millions of dollars from Haiti's treasury. Today Haiti is in need of …show more content…
First, one can infer that Haiti will remain to be a target for natural disasters. For example, do to their location they are regularly hit by tropical storms that tear through the Caribbean Sea. Second, one can infer that Haiti won’t be coming out of poverty anytime soon. For example, 59% if the population live in poverty and make less than $2.42 a day. Last, one can infer that without a strong government Haiti’s will continue to be the same. For example, “Hospitals, schools, police, and fire departments-all the things that country needs to function,” says Katz explains, but without a proper government, they wouldn’t be able to function