Haiti receives about 2,000 tons of humanitarian aid from Mexico

Haiti receives about 2,000 tons of humanitarian aid from Mexico

Haiti receives about 2,000 tons of humanitarian aid from Mexico

Port-au-Prince (Sputnik) – About 2,000 tons of humanitarian aid arrived in Haiti from Mexico to help the victims of … 04.09.2021, Sputnik Mundo

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Latin america

Haiti

humanitarian aid

Mexico

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The ministry said in a statement that the Mexican navy ship set sail from Veracruz a week ago with thousands of units of personal hygiene items, clothing, tents, medicines and medical supplies such as masks, as well as a container with a mobile hospital. The third shipment that was donated to meet the needs of more than 650,000 people in need of assistance after the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 2,200 people. Sam thanked the government for emergency assistance to victims of the August 14 earthquake, cooperation between more than 12,200 people, and more than 12,200 people were injured by the powerful earthquake, which destroyed or damaged about 130,000 homes and 266 educational centers, hospitals and places of worship, and UNICEF warned that more than half a million children are at risk of acquiring Waterborne diseases, due to lack of access to the resource in the affected areas. The government estimates that about 60,000 people were forced to move to precarious shelters, and losses from the earthquake exceeded $1,000 million.