Press Release: Haiti earthquake three years on: EU gives an additional €30.5 million in humanitarian aid

Three years after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, taking more than 200,000 lives and making 1.5 million people homeless, the EU continues to help the struggling country with an additional €30.5 million in humanitarian funding.

The passage of tropical storm Isaac and hurricane Sandy across the region in 2012 illustrated the continuing needs of hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people. Many of them are still living in camps but are slowly returning to permanent homes. Access to clean water, primary health care, improving sanitation and promoting hygiene all remain as issues. A key area of humanitarian work in Haiti is the continuing response to the cholera epidemic and preventing its spread.