Mirabal (Haiti), 08/12/2010 - Tips 3B - After two disasters, the earthquake of January 12 and the hurricane of November 6 last cholera epidemic, the epidemic of cholera since mid-October would have been nearly 1,900 deaths in recent weeks. Adds the implication of Nep Batt - Nepalese battalion of soldiers from the United Nations Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (MINUSTAH) based in Mirebalais - the origin of the epidemic of cholera. A denial was made officially by France Culture. Indeed, pictures from the AP on a release had been circulating on the net. A rumor was reported that the latrines in the camp of the UN base at 1 km from the entrance to the town of Mirebalais, were directly discharged into a tributary of the Artibonite, Haiti's main river. Article Beatrice Gurrey World of 25 November describes the conflict of MINUSTAH with companies JEDCO and Sanco.
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Sources: World, interview with Pierre Salignon, director general for humanitarian action, Médecins du Monde and France Culture.
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