At Least a Million Haitian Earthquake Survivors Receive Emergency Shelter – UN

by Gary Kopycinski on April 13, 2010

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NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–13 April 2010 – More than a million survivors of the massive earthquake that struck Haiti three months ago, or nine of out 10 of those in need, have now received emergency shelter materials, the United Nations reported today.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the distribution of shelter material is on target to achieve the goal of reaching 1.3 million people by 1 May.

However,…