Haitian flood survivors say many children lost

[seemslikeadream]

By Peter Prengaman, Associated Press

The flooding has left hundreds dead and thousands homeless, and international aid organizations warned of the possibility of finding many more hungry survivors and decaying bodies in remote areas. U.S.-led troops packed inflatable dinghies to reach outlying villages.

"The magnitude of the disaster is much worse than we expected with many, many more people affected," said Guy Gavreau, director of the U.N. World Food Program in Haiti.



In the crowd was Jean-Claude Germain, a 25-year-old farmer who said he and his wife escaped the floods "by the grace of God."

"I had to watch everything I love and own washed away by the waters, but I never even saw my children being taken." He said he lost two boys and two girls along with his sister-in-law and her two children.

Ivse Toussaint, 35, lost his wife and his six children, aged 2-16.

"I tried to get my kids up on the roof but the water was moving too fast," he said. "When it reached my head, I couldn't see the children and pulled myself through a window and up to the roof."

He said neighbors in a canoe rescued him six hours later as the water went down.

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[Matilda]

1. No words from the brave new leaders of this poor country.

Scrambling to save their sorry asses, I'll bet.