ADRA Haiti Distributes Food to Hundreds Hit Hard by Recent Floods
Myrlaine Jean Pierre, ADRA Haiti country director talks to a man who receives food items for his family in Carrefour, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, one of several communities hit hard by floods that destroyed homes, farms and killed livestock in June. Over 4,400 people were given non-perishable food, blankets, hygiene kits and more during several distributions June 12-17. and June 25, 2023. [Photo: ADRA Haiti]
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Haiti recently distributed hundreds of food and hygiene kits to victims of the torrential rains that flooded several communities in the southern part of the Ouest department in Port-au-Prince last month. The flooding triggered landslides that claimed 51 lives, injured dozens and destroyed hundreds of homes. More than 39,000 homes were flooded and over 3,500 people were evacuated, according to Civil Protection in Haiti.
ADRA Haiti distributed 4,400 food and hygiene kits and miscellaneous items in the Carrefour, Mariani, Merger, Gressier, and Leogane communities.
Most affected persons lined up to receive goods during one of several distributions in the Ouest Department in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. [Photo: ADRA Haiti]
ADRA Haiti and its team moved immediately to identify the needs of the most vulnerable families, said Willy Lima, ADRA Haiti programs director. The first distribution took place June 12-17, 2023 and the last was June 25.
A woman is helped by an ADRA volunteer as she is given goods for her family. ADRA Haiti carried out distribution of food in partnership with UNICEF, International Organization for Migration and World Food Program in Carrefour, Mariani, Merger, Gressier, and Leogane communities.[Photo: ADRA Haiti]
Scores of people lined up to receive blankets, water, sacks of rice, beans, oil, and additional non-perishable foods, and non-food items to take to their families.
Those left homeless and deprived of their means of income are uncertain how they will move forward to provide for their families, ADRA leaders said.
An ADRA volunteer dressed in her Master Guide uniform helps coordinate delivery of foods at a spot during one of the distributions last month. [Photo: ADRA Haiti]
There are issues and challenges of insecurity not only in various communities with still washed-out roads but the constant threat of gang violence in the country has affected getting food and goods to affected families sooner, ADRA Haiti leaders said.
A group lines up waiting their turn to get food items for their families in the Ouest Department in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. [Photo: ADRA Haiti]