Post-Sandy devastation in Haiti
by Ryan Villarreal, International Business Times, October 31 2012
Haiti is suffering one of the worst impacts of Hurricane Sandy as torrential rains and flooding damaged more than 70 percent of the country’s crops, further weakening its already insecure food supply.
Hurricane Sandy caused major flooding in Haiti, resulting at least 52 deaths and damaging more than 70 percent of the country’s crops.
Staple crops like maize, plantains and bananas have been affected, which means Haiti will have to rely even more on increasingly expensive food imports as record summer droughts have driven up prices.
According to the U.N. World Food Program, Haiti depends on food imports for half of its required supply. Continue reading
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