Secretary of State for Communications Eddy Jackson Alexis said a preliminary report indicated that 11 people had died. The epicentre of the quake was located about 19 kilometres northwest of the city of Port-de-Paix. The charity has released a redacted copy of a internal report into the scandal.
The charity is looking to rebuild its global reputation after the recent scandal. A scandal over sexual abuse in the foreign aid industry that began with Oxfam is now spreading. A spokesperson has confirmed that no staff employed by Oxfam Ireland were involved in the case. The United Nations has been badly shaken by a wave of allegations of sex abuse by troops. Police are still searching for the bus driver, who fled the scene.
Even though these international crises are overseas, Ireland has shown that these are issues close to home through their donations.
There is no war, no bombs dropping and no excuses. The appeal must be met. Families with destroyed homes and shattered livelihoods waited and prayed for help. Food and clean water were scarce to nonexistent. The hurricane has now claimed 34 lives in the US as well over lives in Haiti. Footage from the hardest-hit towns shows a ruined landscape with roofs blown away and downed trees everywhere.
The US is now bracing itself for Hurricane Matthew, with states of emergencies declared in a number of places. The death toll is expected to rise as the storm pummels the Bahamas on its way to the US.
