Haiti in pain as hurricane toll soars, aid soughtThe full scale of the devastation in hurricane-hit rural Haiti became clear as the death toll surged past 400, three days after Hurricane Matthew leveled huge swaths of the country’s south. (AFP PHOTO / Nicolas GARCIA) / MB.COM.PH Buildings destroyed and damaged by Hurricane Matthew are seen in Jeremie, in western Haiti, on October 7, 2016. Aerial footage from the hardest-hit towns showed a ruined landscape of metal shanties with roofs blown away and downed trees everywhere. A ship carrying nine containers of food and medical supplies was headed for Dame Marie, further west in Grand’Anse department. Haitians skepticalThe country has had its fair share of natural disasters: Haiti sits on a hurricane path.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 08, 2016 05:15 UTC