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UN chief in Haiti seeing Matthew s toll : yahoo





as mentioned in yahoo

UN chief in Haiti seeing Matthew s toll

UN chief in Haiti seeing Matthew s toll
UN chief in Haiti seeing Matthew s toll
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in Haiti to survey the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew.UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Haiti to see firsthand the extensive destruction left by Hurricane Matthew as storm victims continue to express frustration at delays in aid more than a week-and-a-half since the Category 4 storm hit.Stepping out of a UN jet at the airport in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, Ban was greeted by Prime Minister Enex Jean-Charles before the pair boarded a helicopter travelling to the storm-damaged southern city of Les Cayes.


as well breakingnews

UN chief gets glimpse of hurricane Matthew's destruction in Haiti

UN chief gets glimpse of hurricane Matthew's destruction in Haiti
UN chief gets glimpse of hurricane Matthew's destruction in Haiti
UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has visited victims of devastating Hurricane Matthew, saying the destruction wrought by the storm was "heartbreaking".He renewed a pledge to help the nation cope with a deadly scourge of cholera that was introduced by UN peacekeepers.Ban's brief visit came as victims of the storm continued to express frustration - sometimes violently - at delays in aid about a week and a half since Matthew hit south-west Haiti with 145 mph winds, killing at least 546 people and demolishing or damaging tens of thousands of homes.


by the same token on dw

UN chief examines Haiti destruction amid cholera controversy

UN chief examines Haiti destruction amid cholera controversy
UN chief examines Haiti destruction amid cholera controversy
While visiting victims of Hurricane Matthew UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described the destruction by the storm as "heartbreaking," expressing disappointment at scant emergency aid reaching the struggling nation."I am disappointed by the response of the international community.I sincerely hope and I urge the major donors to lend their helpful hand," Ban said, renewing his pledge to help the impoverished nation cope.


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