Au-Prince, Dhu-AlHijjah 19, 1433, Nov 4, 2012, SPA -- The Haitian government is calling on other countries and international organizations to provide emergency humanitarian aid after Hurricane Sandy caused major damage to the impoverished nation. According to AP, the eye of the storm passed west of Haiti the night of Oct. 24. But its rain-heavy outer bands soaked the southern coast and capital for much of that week, causing many rivers to overflow. Authorities said the storm destroyed 70 percent of the crops in Haiti's south and caused widespread deaths of livestock. Officials said that as many as 54 people died. The United Nations said that 1.6 million people were affected. The office of prime minister Laurent Lamothe announced the appeal on Sunday.
