Still night, with a light breeze that passes a bit through my tent. A few others in the yard still speaking in outside voices, but no different from a dorm hall.
First steps here: onto a jet bridge in PaP! Somehow loses a bit of charm not having to walk across the tarmac. But formal arrivals/baggage is in a hanger a few hundred yards from the bridge, bc some of the building unsound.
Reuinions are blissful, so I've loved reconnecting with some, and meeting new. People tell their "story" readily...so much loss.
Could see the PaP damage is immense, but Leogane is so much worse. The entire city is homeless, many under sheets. And injuries, no longer acute, but painful and disabling. A friend from the Childrens Nutrition Progam said mothers are afraid their milk has gone bad from the trauma&stress, so they hesitate to breastfeed. Malnutrition is and will be huge problem.
I went to the OCHA / UN health cluster mtg today, rep of HSC field hospital. Amazing to see all the players, working hard to coordinate. But, it's basically managed chaos.
Breeze picked up, less still, but anyhow, night!
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I think it's wonderful that you're able to do this, Brennan. Looking forward to reading about your work.
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