Guyana offers support to Haiti following flood disaster

…expresses solidarity as a member of Caricom family

In the wake of floods that have wrought devastation across Haiti, President Dr. Irfaan Ali has expressed not only Guyana’s solidarity with Haiti, but has also offered any assistance the country requires.
In a letter addressed to acting Haitian President Ariel Henry, President Ali expressed deep sadness for the displacements, injuries and deaths- said to number 43- that the country has experienced.
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“?? ???? ??? ?ℎ? ?????? ???????? ?? ?ℎ? ??????? ??? ????????? ?ℎ? ???????? ??? ???????????? ????? ?? ?ℎ? ?ℎ??????? ?ℎ? ℎ??? ???? ????????? ?? ? ?????? ?? ?ℎ? ??????,” the President further said in the letter.

According to President Ali, Guyana as ? ?????? ?? ?ℎ? ????????? ????????? (CARICOM) ??????, ?????? in solidarity with the country and is ready to provide any support the country will need. He was also confident that with support from its allies, Haiti could overcome the tragedy.
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According to the latest reports from BBC world, torrential rains displaced more than 13,000 Haitians and floods have killed at least 42. In the aftermath of these floods, at least three people were also killed in an earthquake in the Haitian city of Jérémie,

The 4.9-magnitude quake struck in the early hours of the morning, the US Geological Survey said. According to Prime Minister Ariel Henry said his government and international partners were taking “urgent measures” to deal with the flooding.
Haitian authorities said the three people who died were crushed when their home collapsed. More than a dozen people have also been injured. Jérémie is a coastal city in the southwestern Grand’Anse department. Two years ago, the region was also badly hit by an earthquake which killed more than 2,200 people.
Meanwhile, the World Food Programme, an agency of the United Nations, were quoted saying that it would start providing hot meals to the displaced.