HAITI / FLOODS

Five people have died and three others are still unaccounted after a week of torrential rain. About 300 families have been evacuated by the UN while new peaks of cholera outbreaks were reported in the area of Les Cayes. MINUSTAH

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:39
• Production Date: 13 October 2011
• Asset Language: Original
• Subject Topical: DISASTER PREVENTION; DISASTER PREPAREDNESS; DISASTER RELIEF; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
• Geographic Subject: HAITI; UNITED NATIONS STABILIZATION MISSION IN HAITI - MINUSTAH
• MAMS Id: U111013e

Description

STORY: HAITI / FLOODS
TRT: 1.39
SOURCE: MINUSTAH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: FRENCH, NATS

DATELINE: 12 OCTOBER 2011, LES CAYES, HAITI

Shotlist

1. Various shots, aerial views of flooded river
4. Wide shot, Nigel Fischer and delegation outside UN helicopter
5. Med shot, Fischer and delegation arriving at Les Cayes Hospital
6. Various shots, Fischer walking through flooded area of the hospital
7. Pan left, from hospitalized woman to Fischer with nurses
8. Various shots, Fischer arriving at local Government Headquarters
9. Various shots, meeting with civil protection authorities and humanitarian actors
10. SOUNDBITE (French) Nigel Fischer, United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti:
“Together with the presidential delegate and partners, we have assessed the damages. We hope to get the results tonight. Already we have sent medications by helicopter to flooded areas where Cholera peaks have been reported. Tomorrow, more helicopters are coming to assist other communities. Meanwhile, we are working with more partners to send food and clean water.”
11. Various shots, medical supplies being loaded onto helicopter

Storyline

Five people have died and three others are still unaccounted for after a week of torrential rains in the south of Haiti.
United Nations peacekeepers have evacuated hundreds of families from their homes and placed them in temporary shelters as flood waters rise across the country’s south.
Several major rivers in the region have overrun their banks and much of downtown Les Cayes is under water, with more rain forecast for later this week.

Humanitarian Coordinator Nigel Fischer arrived in Les Cayes on Wednesday (12 October) and toured the flooded areas, including the Les Cayes Hospital, which was affected by the rising waters.

Fisher then joined a meeting with local civil protection authorities and national and international humanitarian actors to coordinate an emergency medical, food and water assistance to the victims.

SOUNDBITE (French) Nigel Fischer, United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti:
“Together with the presidential delegate and partners, we have assessed the damages. We hope to get the results tonight. Already we have sent medications by helicopter to flooded areas where Cholera peaks have been reported. Tomorrow, more helicopters are coming to assist other communities. Meanwhile, we are working with more partners to send food and clean water.”

Most affected areas are located in remote areas where medical supplies have to be sent by helicopter.
New peaks of Cholera outbreaks were reported in the area, raising concerns as Haiti was hit hard over the past year, with nearly 6,500 people dying from the disease.