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Rejecting refugees relocated Earthquake Victims

Liputan6.com, Port au Prince: Hundreds of Haitian citizens who live in tents in the national stadium Port au Prince, Saturday (10 / 4), demonstrating refused relocation to a new place. They argued more feel safe living in Port au Prince than in the refugee camps on the outskirts of town. In addition, the current location closer to the rubble where they once lived and near where they work.

As information, a stadium in downtown Port au Prince has become the shelter for more than 10 thousand citizens of Haiti affected by the earthquake. Haiti's government intends to relocate the refugees because the stadium is very minimal hygienic conditions for the number of people that much. However, not clear where the refugees moved.

Three months after the earthquake January 12 ago, yet none of the refugees were relocated government. In fact, the government promised to provide a new settlement in February last. While aid agencies in Haiti declared ready to build a residence for refugees. But they have not got land. While the government is still busy finding and negotiating with landowners.

A total of 600 thousand residents of Haiti is still a refugee. The situation got worse because they threatened the rainy season has been increasingly close. (Bog)