At least 482,000 people have left the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince to the rural areas of Haiti since the earthquake that struck the country January 12, announced today the United Nations.
“The number of people who left Port-au-Prince to departments around rose to 482,349, of which 90% are staying with relatives, according to the latest status report of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the United Nations ( Ocha).
The Haitian authorities have set up buses to evacuate those who wished, until now believed that 235,000 people had left the capital to take refuge in the countryside.
According to figures from the Mission of the United Nations Stabilization in Haiti (MINUSTAH), the population of the southern departments of Grande Anse, Nippes and Central Plateau has increased from 15 to 20%.
“Because of the influx of these new populations, the prices of commodities such as rice and sugar, increase, according to OCHA.
Related posts:
