Torrential rains in an already crippled country are making the situation in Haiti even more challenging; especially for the people who have just survived and lost everything. I will be leaving for Haiti Tuesday and photographing Haiti’s problems from the ground level. Right now it is imperative that many of the settlement camps be moved to a better location not prone to flooding. Talks with private land owners have fallen through and securing land has been unsuccessful. The government has not delivered on its promises, and many problems plague a country that is too weak to help itself. This may be my last post for a while, I’m not sure how much internet I will come across while in Haiti. I will have the blog updated via phone and transcribed. That way not too much time will elapse between updates.
April marks the official start of the rainy season for the Caribbean. Many of the problems will be intensified, and areas west of Port-au-Prince have already flooded. Some temporary camps have seen flooding and latrines have washed into living areas and thus leading to typhoid. Standing water leads to mosquito breeding and malaria. I will be documenting what will be happening post earthquake. Haiti’s problems are long from over and or being solved even though Haiti may be ancient history to most.
I have been in the Portland and Washington area taking care and helping with some fund raising and logistics. Stay tuned for updates and I want to thank everyone who has helped and to those people behind the scenes doing something awesome! You know who you are!
Ryan
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