Local officials have said the toll tops 500 in Grand-Anse alone. The UN humanitarian agency in Geneva, meanwhile, made an emergency appeal for nearly $120m in aid to help provide “life-saving assistance and protection” for 750,000 people in south-western Haiti over the next three months. Cholera outbreaks in Haiti follow devastation of Hurricane Matthew Read moreRoosevelt Zamos, an official with the civil protection agency, told the Associated Press that there were 40 cases of cholera in Jeremie alone. People in the seaside communities of Port Salut and Les Cayes said little to no aid had reached them by Sunday. Facebook Twitter Pinterest UN blue helmets load aid on Monday on to a truck for people affected by Hurricane Matthew, in Jeremie.

Source: The Guardian October 10, 2016 18:17 UTC