Haitians Forgotten Like Strays
The Haiti earthquake occurred over two months ago and while it has nearly disappeared from the headlines, the devastation left by the earthquake remains.
This past week, The Huffington Post ran a story about the ongoing struggle to survive in Haiti. This nation was poverty-filled from the beginning, but ever since the earthquake, food supplies in Haiti have gone down, while the price to import food has gone up. This has left many Haitians no option but to resort to eating whatever they have, which in some cases is mud.
Cookies made of dirt, butter and salt are the sole food source to many exceptionally poor Haitians. They have almost no nutritional value; however, they do keep the Haitians alive. The relief that has been sent there is not enough to cover the poorest areas in Haiti. These people had very little food to begin with, but are now seemingly eating worse than a stray dog.
This is one of many tragic stories coming out of Haiti right now, but it seems one has to be searching to find them. The earthquake that nearly took over all media outlets now seems to be yesterday’s news.
This is a country that is literally dying right before us, and attention once again needs to be brought to it. The Americans that jumped to the rescue and raised millions for Haiti relief need to know that there is still much more work to be done.
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