【慈幼通訊社
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2016 年
11月
09
日海地海地角訊】
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11月5日星期六，當慈幼會士忙於在海地南部，協助受颶風馬修影響的數百個受災家庭，安慰他們之際；海地北部，尤其海地第二城市海地角，又遭受到另一場突如其來的洪水所侵襲。
一家四口在塌牆事故中遇難。另有些情況嚴重的傷者，在醫院接受治療。政府公民保障部公佈，水災至今已造成十人死亡。同時自水災發生以來，北部情況日趨惡劣，在該地區的城市均遭嚴重破壞。
當地情況之壞，顯而易見。位於海地角，名為「雲先基金」的慈幼會院，正面對巨大挑戰。整座建築物幾乎浸在水中，一部份牆壁倒塌，數個教室遭泥水淹浸。然而，慈幼會士仍能協助安置工作，收容來自四周約五十個家園嚴重損毀的家庭。
No peace for Haiti: floods hit the north of the country
(ANS - Haiti –Cap-Haïtien, 09 November 2016) – Saturday 5 November, while the Salesians were busy in the South helping and comforting a few hundred families affected by Hurricane Matthew, another disaster touched the North, particularly the second city of Haiti, Cap-Haïtien, which was damaged by sudden and violent flooding.
Four people from one family were killed following the collapse of a wall. Other people, seriously injured, were taken to hospital for medical treatment. According to the Haitian civil protection, ten people have died up to the present day. Meanwhile, the situation continues to deteriorate in the north of the country and the cities in that area are badly damaged since the flood hit hard.
It goes without saying that the situation is serious. The Salesian house in Cap-Haïtien, called "Fondation Vincent", now faces huge challenges. Nearly the whole building is below the water level, a part of the wall has fallen and several classrooms were flooded with water and mud. Nevertheless the Salesians were able to help and accommodate about fifty families from the surrounding areas who have had their homes destroyed or badly damaged.