Haiti was spared a direct hit by Hurricane Tomas which did minimal damage to that country’s earthquake-ravaged capital, but another major catastrophe looms, as more and more people die from the outbreak of cholera that began on October 20, north of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Since the cholera outbreak, there have been more than 7,700 confirmed cases in the country and at least 500 deaths. Officials said that cholera cases rose 60% last week, ahead of Tomas’ feared arrival.
