05:20 Western Australia time. Update.
Fears are increasing as over 800 bodies have been recovered from flattened towns in Haiti. Only 20 percent of one city is standing. Food security and potential landslides are the next most pressing issues for the devastated nation as reports come in that over 80 percent of banana crops have been destroyed in vital food growing regions. The fantastic US navy ship 'Mesa Verde' has been deployed and is leaving with surgeons, water and nappies to assist aid to the struggling nation. Many areas in Haiti will not be reached for days by aid groups such as the Red Cross. The ramifications of this are as follows...simple injuries such as fractured limbs are unable to be treated in many clinics, until help reaches them.
Suspected fractures: Until help is reached, keep a fractured limb immobile. A splint can be made from anything, including a lump of wood or branch, cushioned with a jacket or leaves. Secure it with flat, wide ties or strips of fabric above and below the suspected fracture. A fractured arm can be rested against the chest and kept in a sling, while a leg can be splinted to the other leg, if necessary. Do not move the limb.
06:06 Western Australian time. Update.
Hurricane Mathew has been downgraded to a Category 2.
07:39 Western Australian time. Update.
Marines from Brazil, working with the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti, are doing massive road clean-ups in Haiti, removing fallen trees.
07:58 Western Australian time. Update.
It is essential that people affected the worse by Hurricane Mathew remain calm. Emergency aid groups are waiting until it is safe to be sent to many areas. The world is watching. There are no recent reports whether the new clean water drinking kiosks at Madame Cyr have survived. The World Food Program organisation has measures to assist feed people and will reach rural areas, even if roads have been washed away. Presently, decisions will be based on highest needs. If the situation is critical, high energy biscuits (used in famine and war torn situations) can be flown in to Miami from Dubai, and then dispatched to Haiti.
Suspected fractures: Until help is reached, keep a fractured limb immobile. A splint can be made from anything, including a lump of wood or branch, cushioned with a jacket or leaves. Secure it with flat, wide ties or strips of fabric above and below the suspected fracture. A fractured arm can be rested against the chest and kept in a sling, while a leg can be splinted to the other leg, if necessary. Do not move the limb.
06:06 Western Australian time. Update.
Hurricane Mathew has been downgraded to a Category 2.
07:39 Western Australian time. Update.
Marines from Brazil, working with the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti, are doing massive road clean-ups in Haiti, removing fallen trees.
07:58 Western Australian time. Update.
It is essential that people affected the worse by Hurricane Mathew remain calm. Emergency aid groups are waiting until it is safe to be sent to many areas. The world is watching. There are no recent reports whether the new clean water drinking kiosks at Madame Cyr have survived. The World Food Program organisation has measures to assist feed people and will reach rural areas, even if roads have been washed away. Presently, decisions will be based on highest needs. If the situation is critical, high energy biscuits (used in famine and war torn situations) can be flown in to Miami from Dubai, and then dispatched to Haiti.
