Water - Flood

Here is a picture of a Haitian woman being carried as her house in the North of the country, specifically in Cap-Haitian, is flooded.

Following the recent rain in last February, at least six people died in the town of Borgne, and thousands of people were affected in Cap-Haitien in the north. In the Northern coast, the heavy and prolonged rain occurred between 9 to 11 February 2016. The cities like Port-de-Paix and Cap-Haïtien, were severely affected, over 200 homes were damaged forcing families to leave their home. There was prior red alert (highest level) from the Civil Defence about the heavy rain in North Haiti which could cause flooding and landslide. Following the instructions of then Prime Minister Evans Paul, the North Emergency Centre (CUN) has distributed food, mattresses, sheets and hygienic kits to the victims.

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I hope you never have to deal with something like this; however, this is something that many restavek in Haiti ha to deal with on a daily basis. Getting water in a fountain in Haiti while many others are after the same thing.

Let me tell you, getting water from a fountain in Haiti is worst than being involved in a boxing match. Everyone is fighting to get ahead not because they do not know any thing about order. They usually get involved in the fight because no one is certain as to how long the water will be flowing. It becomes a real struggle to be first. in addition, due to fight, most of the water is wasted.

Now just imagine for a moment you are a restavek and "madame is waiting for the water

The struggle to get water in a water fountain in Haiti

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There are efforts being made to improve the quality of the drinking water in the communities of Fonds-Brache, Grande Caille, Bel Air in Bizoton. This will be made possible by the catchment works of the source of Chaud'eau with the development of four water distribution kiosks built

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What To Expect After A Flood In Haiti

Thousands of families in Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic have been displaced by flooding during a week long heavy rains and cluster of storms in the northern Caribbean. As per Haiti's Department of Civil Protection, near a dozen civilians have lost their lives, at least 6,000 families were flooded with the destruction of minimum 66 homes, a vast number of crops have been damaged, and many livestock were killed in Northern Haiti. Mudslides from the mountains have pushed many houses to no where. Since most of the disaster has gone unnoticed on the international scene, very few aid groups have come up to help. The Haitian Prime Minister has released US$741,718.50, as a fund for relief to Cap Haitien. Issues of food, water and shelter are now a much bigger problem than clothes and medicine. "For HAITI With Love", a Palm Harbor, Florida based organization is exhibiting the service of God's love--they are feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, healing the sick and providing shelter to the homeless.

Here is a list of thing that you can expect after a flood in Haiti:

Cholera

Homes flooded

Latrine overflow with feces everywhere

Mudslides, houses slipping off the mountain

Dead Animals representing a Health hazard

Vast number of crops damaged and livestock killed

Since people cook on charcoal, they are unable to cook

Watch out for animals that might have entered with the floodwaters

Some people will be missing as they are taken by the running water

Old home become unstable as seating water ruining their foundation

Many survivors will be displaced without food, water, clothes, electricity

Water level still increasing after rain as it's draining from the mountains

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As climate change affects world powers, agencies are developing programs for K-12 about water resources.

National Resource Centers conducted a workshop for K-12 teachers about local water quality and quantity. It informed them about water-borne illnesses afflicting emerging nations.

In Haiti, an individual gets nine liters of water daily, half of the required 20 liters. Water samples also revealed feces contamination.

Students must apprehend problems about endangered water resources. In adulthood they will need to address the water emergency head on.

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Here is a picture of Gentleman in the view of every one taking shower in the street in Haiti. This is a practice that is acceptable as the country has no effective running water and water is considered to be high commodity

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Here is a picture of a canalization systen to prevent flood and also to promote irrigation. Water management in haiti is something that will need to be implemented if the country want to become self-sufficient in food production.

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Here is a picture of a Haitia lady selling clean water. The water is being sold by glass. Following the cholera outbreak in Haiti, this practice is not recommended.

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Here is a picture of people in Haiti affected by flood. They are on line to receive food as everything they had, perished during the flood

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