U.S. President Barack Obama Warns Situation in Haiti Remains “Dire”

U.S. President Barack Obama has warned that the situation in Haiti remains “dire” and the country is still in desperate need of humanitarian aid as well as assistance in rebuilding a devastated Port-au-Prince.

It has been almost two months since a 7.0-magnitude earthquake destroyed most of the capital, collapsing buildings and homes while leaving more than 220,000 dead. With much of the city still in ruins the homeless population remains at nearly half a million people and they are the ones Obama said needed the most help.

Haiti will soon have to endure the rain season and with the homeless population so high a second tragedy could be just around the corner. Obama addressed this prospect saying, “The challenge now is to prevent a second disaster, and that is why at this very moment, thousands of Americans, both civilian and military, remain on the scene at the invitation of the Haitian government.”

Obama was meeting with Haitian President Rene Preval in Washington on Wednesday when he made his comments.

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