Geneva, January 16: The earthquake in Haiti is the worst disaster ever confronted by the United Nations, a spokesperson said on Saturday, pointing out that the catastrophe has left affected regions with little infrastructure.
“This is a historic disaster. We have never been confronted with such a disaster in the UN memory.
“It is like no other,” Elisabeth Byrs, spokesperson of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, told AFP.
She noted that at least local government structures remained after the 2004 tsunami hit Indonesia’s Aceh province, but in Haiti, the town of Leogane, for example, had lost all its public services in the earthquake.
—Agencies