Haiti Seeks Normality but Quake Effects Remain Thanks to the international aid, thousands of families received tents that give them shelter but it is still not enough given the existing huge demand and many men and women wander around the city looking for wood, brass or nylon to build a too weak but provisional house. Almost all the capital's parks, soccer fields or of any other sport are packed with people that are living under terrible conditions. They have no water, electricity or a sanitary system that guarantees the non-proliferation of epidemics. Haiti's inhabitants as well as its authorities are more concerned about the upcoming hurricane season, which begins on June 1, than rain since none of the provisional settlements have conditions to withstand the strong winds of a hurricane. Special Representative of the United Nations Organization (UN) in Haiti Edmond Mulet warned that despite the efforts of the international community, thousands of Haitians will have no shelter during the hurricane season. Around 200,000 tents have been delivered in Haiti and the number might reach 240,000 in a few days, but those shelters are too weak to deal with tropical cyclones. On the other hand, classes do not have a set date to begin and even though they were supposed to start by April that would be almost impossible since most of the schools in Port-au-Prince were destroyed or suffered severe damages. The fact is that two months after the earthquake, Port-au-Prince still shows a terrifying view with thousands of partly destroyed or about to roll down the hillsides constructions and others that are waiting for someone to turn them into rubble. The National Palace, which is one of the most important buildings in the country and was destroyed by the quake, is still waiting for someone to determine its fate. (Cubaminrex - Prensa Latina) |