In Haiti, ADRA delivers aid to hundreds still affected by Hurricane Matthew
In Haiti, ADRA delivers aid to hundreds still affected by Hurricane Matthew Tens of thousands in Roche-à-Bateau are seeking to restore their homes and livelihoods that were destroyed during the Category 5 story. Hurricane Matthew moved into Haiti’s south peninsula on Oct. 3, and stayed for nearly 36 hours at winds of 136 miles an hour, causing mudslides and flooding. The effects also caused bridges and roads to collapse. The distribution was the start of an ADRA response project that will assist some 1,730 families in the Roche-à-Bateau municipal district, as well as provide assistance to more than 3,000 families in the South and Grande-Anse departments in Haiti’s south peninsula in the coming weeks, said Fritz Bissereth, ADRA Haiti director Read More ...