Hurricane Tomas Update

Here is an update on the status of Haiti after Hurricane Tomas.

Religion Today Summaries - Nov. 8, 2010
Compiled & Edited by Crosswalk Editorial Staff

Tomas Mostly Spares Haiti, May Worsen Cholera

Hurricane Tomas spared Haiti the worst of its wrath, although the storm still dumped large amounts of rain on the country's fragile tent cities. Relief coordinators say the subsequent flooding may have carried an outbreak of cholera  north from its origins in the Artibonite Valley according to

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ABC News, Ted Steinhauer, of Medical Teams International said 600 people have contracted the waterborne disease in the small town of Gros Morne, and thousands more are probably infected. Poor sanitation in the impoverished country has often forced residents to cook with the same water sources used for waste. Officials report that more than 500 people have died of the disease, which hadn't been seen in Haiti for a half century before it surfaced last month.