Haiti’s manmade disaster serves to make the natural one much worse
The current news is about as bad as it gets, of course. 200,000 are believed dead, the UN mission has collapsed, the government has ceased to function (if it ever really did) and perhaps millions of people are living in the streets without reliable food or water supplies.
Many hospitals and schools have been destroyed and the port and airport are very badly damaged. Haiti’s main prison has also collapsed and the inmates – a tough lot – are running free. There is no viable police force or army.
