Protests were reported in the cities of Hinche and Gonaives in Haiti’s cholera-ravaged central region as well. Haitian officials said that more than 900 persons have died as a result of the disease.
Demonstrators blame foreign peacekeepers for introducing the infectious disease into the country. The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says the strain of cholera bacteria spreading in Haiti matches the one endemic in South Asia. An estimated 200,000 people could be sickened before the epidemic is brought under control, an effort that could take up to six months.
