Not only did Hurricane Sandy have huge devastating effects on the US east coast, but it also hit the country Haiti in the Caribbean hard too. The Haitian government and the UN are asking for $74 million to help poor farmers who lost everything in the storm. Their crops and livestock were literally washed away when Sandy hit and now there is a food crisis in the already impoverished nation south of the US. In as little as a few months the country has been hit with three major disasters starting with the drought in May-June and tropical storm Isaac, which was a direct hit. Haiti is still recovering from the 2010 earthquake that has displaced many families and added to the poverty in the nation. After the storm there are currently 2 million Haitians that are in danger of malnutrition. In order to prevent many from suffering any more from these disasters, aid must come soon. Although Sandy had a big impact on the US, it also had one on Haiti, which is more accustomed to them than the east coast. Nevertheless, the country is still in poverty and storms as powerful as these can be devastating.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/11/07/3085829/haiti-un-seek-74-million-to-help.html
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