Japan donates $ 3.25 million in humanitarian aid to Haiti

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“We decided today to donate $ 3.25 million to Haiti, where some 650,000 people are in urgent need of humanitarian aid following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake on August 14. Assistance will be provided in the form of food, drinking water and medical supplies. through the World Food Program and UNICEF [Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia]”, declared Motegi to journalists. According to the foreign minister, the International Organization for Migration and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent will also be involved in the distribution of humanitarian aid. According to the balance that the Directorate The Haitian Civil Protection Department announced on September 6, the earthquake of August 14 caused 2,248 deaths and 12,763 injuries; another 329 people were reported missing in the three departments Sur, Nippes and Grand Anse. In total, 53,815 houses were destroyed and 83,770 suffered minor or serious damage due to the earthquake, which directly affected more than 690,000 people, 40 percent of the region’s population.

https://mundo.sputniknews.com/20210906/haiti-bajo-tension-en-medio-de-crisis-humanitaria-1115779279.html

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