MP tours Haiti five years after devastating earthquake
Posted Jan 12, 2015 03:24:15 PM.
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It’s been five years since a devastating earthquake in Haiti, but residents there have started to rebuild.
The earthquake leveled much of the capital and surrounding area on January 12, 2010. Over 300,000 people were killed and over 1 million people were left homeless.
This morning, hundreds of Haitans started the day in their best clothing at a new Catholic church in downtown Port-au-Prince. President Michel Martelly was presiding at a memorial Monday at a mass grave north of Port-au-Prince.
MP for Kitchener-Waterloo, Peter Braid, has been touring Port-au-Prince since Wednesday, January 7th to see the progress that’s bee made since the disaster five years ago.
“I had the opportunity on Friday when I visited one of the remaining internally displaced person camp” says Braid. “So they’re certainly optimistic about what the future holds for them, and grateful for the support Canada has provided.”
“Canada has made a significant contribution in helping to find better housing for those people who have been living in tent cities, in makeshift tents” says Braid. “So we’ve been providing relocation services.”
He adds that Canadian funds have also helped educate almost one million children since the devastating natural disaster.
In addition, Canada has helped provide 1.7 million people with safe drinking water, and medical care services were provided to 90% of displaced individuals in Port-au-Prince.
