What is the reaction of the Haitian Population in New York to the earthquake?”
New York Haitian community deeply worried New York City has a big Haitian community. There are great fears for relatives trapped or killed in the earthquake. More than a hundred-thousand Haitians live in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn in New York City. Many are desperate for word on their family members. Raymonde Soully, Haitian Immigrant, said, “Oh yes, I’m worried. I’m worried because, not only for my family, but for my country, it is my country.” Joel Dorlette, Haitian Immigrant, said, “I have my family there, and we don’t know, no communication, nothing, we can’t get in contact with nobody.” Residents were shocked to hear the most powerful earthquake in almost 200 years had struck Haiti, and killed tens of thousands of people. Read more at the link below.
Haiti population in New York is second only to the number of Haitians in Haiti itself. The Haiti population in New York wants to volunteer in Haiti to help the devastated victims. The first earthquake in 200 years, the New York Haiti population is finding it might be difficult to travel to volunteer in Haiti. The New York Times reports Elsie St. Louis-Accilien, director of Haitians Americans United for Progress based in New York, stated, “It’s very much different from anything we’ve ever lived through. We had floods, we had this here, that there. But this is the largest, all different areas hit.” The Haiti population in New York is pulling together. By noon today, it is clear to see much of Port au Prince is destructed. Bedford Haitian Community Center executive director Joseph Dormeus estimates 90 percent of the Port au Prince population is now homeless.
