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Nearly 900 people killed and thousands homeless in Haiti after Hurricane Mathew

Aftermath of Hurricane Mathew in Haiti
Aftermath of Hurricane Mathew in Haiti Source: AP

Nearly 900 people have been killed and thousands made homeless after Hurricane Mathew wreaked havoc on Haiti.


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Nearly 900 people have been killed and thousands made homeless after Hurricane Mathew wreaked havoc on Haiti.


E lata i le 900 tagata ua maliliu ma le faitau afe ua leai ni fale e nonofo ai talu ona aafia le atunuu o Haiti i le afa malosi o Hurricane Mathew i le vaiaso na te'a nei.

 

O le faafitauli tele, e pei ona tatou iloa i Samoa i le maea ai o se afa, o le utiuti o meaai ma le suavai mama.

 

Na faaalia e Paul Altidor le amapasa o Amerika i Haiti, e ova i le toa 60 afe tagata o loo tausia i nofoaga malu ona ua asu uma e Mathew o latou fale.

 

ALTIDOR

 

"As of this afternoon, there were 60-thousand-plus people in shelters. As far as the number of homes, a number of homes have been destroyed-- again, there's a count taking place as we speak, and damaged homes, I think that is where the most issues happened because many homes were not destroyed per se, but the roofs were thrown away due to the intensity of the wind at the time the hurricane was going through."

 

O nisi o nuu ua leai se fale o toe tu.

 

E pei o le tagata nuu lenei o le nuu o Jeremy.........

 

LOCAL

 

"The storm was very bad. As you can see, it take away everything. Our house is destroyed. Everything's gone. So, as you can see, we're waiting for help so we can be happy, the internationals. There's nothing left."

 


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