During Hurricane havoc Tomas some little damage, the Haitians are still at risk of an epidemic. More than 7,000 people on the island have become ill with cholera. Despite the efforts of government agencies and more people have died of cholera in Haiti. This was announced by the local Health Ministry at the weekend. Meanwhile, Tomas has spared the hurricane's poorest country in the Americas largely. According to civil defense, eight people died, two are missing and eleven were injured. During the hurricane passed, the number of cholera deaths adopted within three days of 442 on five hundred and first The number of patients increased significantly. In 7359 the hospitals already treating people infected with cholera. Because of the risk of storms, the authorities had had to reduce two of the four cholera-treatment centers again. Temporarily, therefore, only about 1,000 beds available for the treatment of cholera patients are available. Thus, the situation had worsened. The hurricane left behind floods in southwestern Haiti, damaged homes and covered a lot of tin roofs of the huts. In the capital Port-au-Prince, the storm barely any damage, but it came on Saturday morning again to flooding in low lying areas. The Haitian government, international aid organizations and the United Nations (UN) warned of the danger of further landslides and flooding. Also in central Haiti swelled the rivers and caused flooding. The U.S. has set including a helicopter carrier in Puerto Rico to Haiti in motion. The UN sent troops and construction workers in vulnerable areas. The task forces will help the population quickly repair damage to roads and power lines.
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