Oct 7, 2016
Cholera is now a real danger as the already extremely poor sanitation system has been totally overwhelmed by flooding and heavy rainfall meaning the disease could spread quickly. The situation is even worse in the shelters which often don’t even have enough toilet and are short of clean drinking water.
Yolette Etienne, Action Aid. According to the UN, 15,263 people displaced by the hurricane have been placed in 152 shelters.