[Alarabyia News] Thousands of people across Haiti are becoming sick with cholera amidst a rapidly spreading outbreak that is straining the resources of non-profit originations and local hospitals.Medical staff struggle to provide care amid the ongoing economic and political crisis, and fuel, water and other basic supplies growing scarcer by the day.
Many Haitians are dying because they are unable to reach a hospital in time because of a spike in gang violence that makes it unsafe for people to leave their communities.
In addition, the lack of fuel has shut down public transport, gas stations and other key businesses.
Medical staff at an open air clinic in the capital on Thursday came to the aid of Stanley Joliva.
They pumped air into his lungs and gave him chest compressions, but their efforts to save him were unsuccessful.
Less than an hour later, the body of the 22-year-old was laid on the floor, wrapped in a white plastic bag with the date of his death scrawled on top.
His mother, Vilene Enfant, sat next to the body.
"Only God knows my pain," she said.