These photos were takne by Abner. These are only two examples of homes damaged by the earthquake in the small village of Plezans. Homes are desperately in need of repair for soon the rainy season will come with wind and rain.
Official Assessment by Concern World Wide:
The vice-delege, Esper Feno, and the Red Cross President, Estirerne Felolet, both confirmed the following numbers for the commune of Anse-a-Galets (north-eastern part of the island).
Ø Houses damaged: 4,649
Ø Houses destroyed: 1,312
Ø People injured: 98 (this includes Lagonavians living in PaP)
Ø People dead: 107 (these were Lagonavians living in PaP)
Ø People relocated: 8,862
No figures from the Pointe-a-Raquette commune were available yet. However, it was felt that the same numbers would be applicable to this commune. If this is the case, we’d be looking at some 12-16,000 displaced on La Gonave. Compared to the total number of inhabitants, this could be an increase of 15-20%, which is significant.
Today at 3.00pm there was going to be a PLATFORM meeting on the island. All development actors working on LG are members of this platform. Info was going to be shared and an attempt was going to be made to work up a collective response.
The U.S. Army had landed in the Wesleyan Hospital since 25 Jan 2010 and was treating the patients there with their medical team. They’d also organised a small distribution of dry food stuffs. This was announced, and according to beneficiaries quite chaotic. There’s talk of scarcity of food stuffs and inflation. For example: cooking oil +33%, rice and beans +50-75%.
According to the mayors and the Red Cross the greatest needs are currently:
Psycho social support
Medical treatment and medicines
Food
Water
Shelter
