According to an article written by
Ian Birrell of The Guardian, people
in Haiti are suffering from an outbreak of cholera. Cholera is an infection of
the small intestine that causes lots of watery diarrhea and dries out the body,
makes skin shrivel and sinks in the eyes.
In 2010, UN peacekeepers went to Haiti to try and protect stability and
prevent the spread of disease following a devastating earthquake. However,
instead Nepalese soldiers imported the infection cholera. This condition hasn’t
been evident in Haiti in more than a century. They then spread the condition by
dumping sewage into a river. Over 8,000 Haitians have died and another 647,00
people are infected. The UN refuses to
take responsibility for the events, Haitian victims have filed for compensation
but they rejected their request for redress. Not many nations have suffered as
much in their history as Haiti. Nearly three times the amount of people have
died then those who were slaughtered in the9/11 attacks.
This is a
terrible thing that is occurring in Haiti. Haiti can’t catch a break from some
sort of disaster constantly occurring. They allow people to come in to help
them get back on their feet and yet it only hurts them more than before. It is
impossible for them to find hope when they get nothing but disaster. It is sad
that the UN won’t even compensate these people for what they have been and what
they are going through. The people of Haiti need to stay strong and build back
their community from the strength they have left and try and keep from being
vulnerable when they are down so low. That is what has brought them to such a
low place in life that they have lots of sickness and pain. As a World we should be more accountable for
what we do and less hateful.
Natalie White
March 6, 2013 5:20 p.m.
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