UN Secretary-General Arrives in Haiti Depleted by Hurricane Matthew

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Haiti that was devastated by the hurricane Matthew and said that the United Nations would help the country to fight the cholera outbreak.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ban also called on the international community to support Haitian people.

#UNSG Ban Ki-moon in #Haiti after #Matthew: "I went to Les Cayes to say loudly, clearly: The United Nations is with you. I am with you" pic.twitter.com/RMgbZmL7C9

— Nations Unies Haïti (@UNHaiti) October 15, 2016

​He also said that the organization was making efforts to fight the cholera outbreak in the country.

#UNSG in #Haiti: We are developing a package of material assistance for the most directly affected by #cholera.We must fulfil our moral duty pic.twitter.com/4AusSUSEjg

— Nations Unies Haïti (@UNHaiti) October 16, 2016

​On October 4, Hurricane Matthew tore through Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. At least 473 people died and nearly 1.5 million remain in need of humanitarian assistance in Haiti, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

UN's Ban Ki-moon says a "massive response" is needed to help Haiti recover from Hurricane Matthew.

The storm left a trail of destruction: pic.twitter.com/w0A3OcxdcY

— AJ+ (@ajplus) October 10, 2016