After the hurricane, cholera hits Haiti’s suffering survivors
The rains inundating their ruined homes are no longer the biggest concern of the long-suffering people of Randelle: cholera is tearing through the isolated Haitian mountain village at devastating speed. “Cholera is eating us alive: my neighbor was the first to fall ill, then it came to our house, infecting my husband and daughter,” said Andrise Lubin as she stood before her badly damaged home. The road that allowed...
6.4 magnitude earthquake hits northwest China
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck China’s northwestern province of Qinghai on Monday, the US Geological Survey reported, in an area frequently plagued with seismic activity. The quake was 32 kilometres (20 miles) deep, USGS said, with its epicentre in a sparsely-populated area of Yushu prefecture. There was a “low likelihood of casualties and damage”, it said. Yushu was the scene of a 6.9-magnitude earthquake in...
Hurricane health: The hidden dangers after the storm is gone
The dangers of Hurricane Matthew aren’t over just because it is spinning out to sea as a tropical storm. Surviving 40-mph winds and floodwaters is one thing, but the cleanup process afterward can hold just as many dangers. Doctors caution that the days following a hurricane are when most people are at risk of injuries, sickness and even death. For 64-year-old Daytona Beach, Fla., resident Jose Mariscal and his wife, Maria, life...
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