Throwing Down the Water [1] says that although Hurricane Emily “mostly missed Haiti…the usual rains of this season will not because they are part of the usual cycle of nature. And as it was with the earthquake, it will not be their nature killing people but the lack of appropriate accommodations, building codes and preparation that kill people.”
Haiti: Hurricanes Only Part of the Problem
· Written by Janine Mendes-Franco
Categories: Caribbean, Haiti, Development, Digital Activism, Disaster, Environment, Human Rights, Ideas, Politics, Youth