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Haiti: ''Major food crisis'' on the horizon

Haiti's interim President, Jocelerme Privert, says the international community is falling short in its commitment to Haiti's recovery. Jocelerme Privert told the BBC that devastating losses from last month's Hurricane Matthew were equal to the country's entire national budget.

Mr Privert said Haiti was facing a "major food crisis" and worsening levels of malnutrition. He urged governments around the world to do more to help.

The Category 4 storm, the strongest to hit the Caribbean in a decade, devastated large parts of the country and affected 2.1 million people.
The Haitian government estimates 1.5 million people are in need of immediate assistance, including more than 140,000 people who are living in temporary shelters.

The president warned that, without immediate financial support to replant crops destroyed by Hurricane Matthew, Haiti's situation could worsen further.

"If we don't manage to re-launch agriculture then in three to four months we'll find ourselves with a major food crisis," he told the BBC.

"Our projection is that we need between $25m (£20m) and $30m to resolve the farming issue. Right now we have $2.5m."

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