Can't fool the rain

There is a Haitian proverb that a leaky roof can fool the sun, but it can't fool the rain.  It means, of course, that there is a big difference between looking good and actually being effective.  Well, this is the rainy season in Haiti and yesterday the storms were heavy and flooding occurred.  In most communities people have to fend for themselves in times like this.  But our staff at Visitation Clinic don't think that their concerns stop at the clinic's boundaries and they have once again demonstrated how effective they are.   Here is the email and photos that our administrator just sent: 

The rain of yesterday afternoon caused lots of flooding in Petite Riviere de Nippes, mostly in Dupuy I and II, Charlier and Laguimond near the Clinic. 7 families near the cemetery are the most vulnerable and need emergency response to decontaminate their house since water from the cemetery go down to their house and may cause disease.
Dr JF and I just met with some members of a Civil Protection Crew of PRDN and discussed about what can be done quickly for the 7 families most affected(see attached) and how Visitation Clinic can help them with the disinfecting of their houses.

In my intervention I defined a quick action plan that can be implemented:

1- Set up a representative core committee between them to meet with leaders or institutions for help
2- Draining the water from families victims near the cemetery ( talking to the company Vorb&Fils for help with their bulldozers)
3- Set up an executive crew for the decontamination process with chlorine and cleaning in removing mud from the families house.
4- Proceed with the decontamination(disinfecting) and cleaning before the families can use the houses.

Help from Visitation Clinic:
- Donation a big bucket of chlorine
- Donation of 3 big sprays for pulverization