Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association relief news update from Haiti.
As the island nation struggles to begin recovering from the massive January 12 quake, heavy downpours coming weeks before the rainy season normally begins caused deadly floods in southeastern regions.

At least 8 people lost their lives with more missing in the port city of Les Cayes, where many homeless quake victims had fled.

It’s now a matter of time before rains will be heightening the stress of the quake survivors, who live mainly in the capital of Port-au-Prince. Supreme Master Television’s correspondent brings us more details on their situation.

Haitian Correspondent (F): It is very hot. It's got to be in the 90s or high 80s. It's nowhere to get shade and these pieces of fabric, wood, anything that they can put together is providing a little bit of shelter, but it's suffocating underneath it.

And for the babies and the children, this is very, very difficult. So this is the reality. This is reality on the ground. Hundreds of thousands, possibly millions of Haitians are living in those conditions.

And they're dreading, they're really worried about the arrival of the rainy season. Most of these buildings will not stand pounding rain, which they most likely will get for a while.

Haitian earthquake victim (M): We have a great need directly for tents for children and the elderly, to house them.

Correspondent (F): We are going to try to find them tents. We have Association members that are bringing them. Reporting from Supreme Master Television from Haiti.

VOICE: Early on, Supreme Master Ching Hai had responded to the desperate lack of rain-resistant shelter, and made additional funds available for tent purchase.

She has thus far donated US$94,000, which includes contributions made specifically for medical and surgical care in the disaster’s immediate aftermath, and for pain medication to ease the suffering of the wounded as they recovered.

Combined with amounts sent thus far by our global Association members, the US$428,000 total could obtain US$15.3 million in supplies if purchased in the United States, based on Haiti’s cost of living.
 
With most covering their own travel expenses, our Association members are still arriving to provide medical and nutritional sustenance for patients and staff at the major Adventiste Hospital located in Carrefour, in addition to delivering food supplies to families and orphanages elsewhere.

Per Supreme Master Ching Hai’s request for updates, the following is a report from our Association's relief team in Haiti.


VOICE: We are grateful to Supreme Master Ching Hai for allowing us to bring this update to our viewers, and to our Association’s Foreign Group for sharing this report.

Our thankfulness goes to all nations and personnel for their continued help to the Haitian people.
We are thankful for Supreme Master Ching Hai’s steadfast assistance and for our Association relief team’s dedication. Sending our prayers for the gentle Haitian people’s wellbeing, we look forward to a stabilizing of our ecosphere through our considerate regard of all beings.