World Vision - International (WVI)
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http://www.wvi.orgAs of late Wednesday night, the National Emergencies Commission has reported 320 deaths and another 375 people missing in a flood zone encompassing the impoverished rural town of Jimani (population 12,000), located near the Dominican Republic's southwest border with Haiti.
The worst flooding occurred between 2 and 4 am Monday morning, when a dry creek bed of the River Soleil turned into a raging river while everyone slept. The flood waters propelled uprooted trees and huge boulders through low-lying areas covered by two World Vision Area Development Projects (ADPs): ADP "Ezequiel" (US/CIP 3301) and ADP "Enriquillo" (US/CIP 4345). The destruction reached a massive scale in Jimani, where 36 sponsored children are among confirmed fatalities.
Two other ADPs -- Adonai (US/CIP 2,067) and El Tesoro (US/CIP 2512) -- are also affected by this disaster. An estimated 5000 families have been directly affected by flooding in Jimani (concentrated in the neighborhoods of La 40and El Limon),and neighboring communities. While water levels dropped significantly today, affected communities remain in a state of red alert due to precarious health, sanitation and shelter conditions.
Local staff of WV Dominican Republic (WVDR) together with some 40 volunteers, began to feed and relocate displaced families on Monday morning while also attending to their medical needs. About 1,500 people in Jimani were aided yesterday (Wednesday) by WVDR-distributed rations of water and food, as well as clothing and diapers. In addition, WVDR staff initiated tetanus vaccinations yesterday, while also setting up four trauma assistance centres and three primary health care clinics in the flood zone, assisting hundreds of people, in coordination with the National Public Health Secretary.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/108571064994.htm WHILE I SIT HERE TRYING TO THINK OF THINGS TO SAY
SOMEONE LIES BLEEDING IN A FIELD SOMEWHERE
SO IT WOULD SEEM WE'VE STILL GOT A LONG LONG WAY TO GO
I'VE SEEN ALL I WANNA SEE TODAY
WHILE I SIT HERE TRYING TO MOVE YOU ANYWAY I CAN
SOMEONE'S SON LIES DEAD IN A GUTTER SOMEWHERE
AND IT WOULD SEEM THAT WE'VE GOT A LONG LONG WAY TO GO
BUT I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE
SWITCH IT OFF IT WILL GO AWAY
TURN IT OFF IF YOU WANT TO
SWITCH IT OFF OR LOOK AWAY
WHILE I SIT AND WE TALK AND TALK AND WE TALK SOME MORE
SOMEONE'S LOVED ONE'S HEART STOPS BEATING IN A STREET SOMEWHERE
SO IT WOULD SEEM WE'VE STILL GOT A LONG LONG WAY TO GO, I KNOW
I'VE HEARD ALL I WANNA HEAR TODAY
TURN IT OFF IF YOU WANT TO (TURN IT OFF IF YOU WANT TO)
SWITCH IT OFF IT WILL GO AWAY (SWITCH IT OFF IT WILL GO AWAY)
TURN IT OFF IF YOU WANT TO (TURN IT OFF IF YOU WANT TO)
SWITCH IT OFF OR LOOK AWAY (SWITCH IT OFF OR LOOK AWAY)
SWITCH IT OFF
SWITCH IT OFF
SWITCH IT OFF
SWITCH IT OFF
SWITCH IT OFF
TURN IT OFF
thanks phil collins for the words
my heart to the people of Haiti
Haiti suffered much more serious damage. About 8 million peopleare in poverty, and only a quarter of them have drinking water. Enditem
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