Thomassique - Haiti Observer Blog

Nou te aprann ke Samdi pase (5 desanm) ajan Ladwàn nan vil fwontyè a Thomassique ouvèr zam sou de chofè kamyon ke yo te sispèk te ap travèse fwontyè a nan teritwa ayisyen Avèk kèk machandiz ki pa te enspekte. Youn chofè, Déribert Nelson te frape nan li te mouri imedyatman. Yo te jwenn Lòt chofè a, Jean François Pierre, pita ki te mouri tou.

Rezidan yo te fache pou itilizasyon gwo zam sa yo, te pran lari pou te pwotèste kont sa. Yo mete barikad, boule kawotchou ak mete dife nan Ladwàn Thomassique

Ki sa ou panse?

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Dènyèman, nan yon jès senbolik, Premye Minis Evans Paul Delivre nouvo Dekrè Lwa nan manm CEP pou demontre ke tout faktè sa yo te nan plas yo ppou eleksyon kap fet

Sepandan, anpil moun pa kontan.

Nan Thomassique, moun yo pa kontan paske yo gin tandans pèdi yon chèz nan Palman paske Thomassique aak Cerca-la-Source ap reprezante pa sèlman yon sèl depite

Ansyen kandida pwezidansyèl Charles Henri Baker "Charlito" pa kontan non plis ak nouvo Dekrè Lwa sa. Kantite moun ki ke yo pral pèmèt nan kat la pou vote jou eleksyon an. Li vle pati politik yo gen aksè a tab yo Depouyman epi verifye rezilta yo anvan yo te fè li piblik. Dekrè a Elektoral pa gen yon dispozisyon pou elimine vòt yo nan kote fwod te detekte.

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Thomassique is a city-ship of the Cerca la Source Arrondissement, part of Centre Division of Haiti. As a rural area with a population of 42,557, its resources are challenged, especially with regard to clean drinking water.

Since the 2010 earthquake toppled the infrastructure of Haiti, lack of purified drinking water has been a pressing issue. Dust, debris, and sewage from the fallout of the quake entered the water systems over much of the country, causing high rates of cholera among populations. Symptoms of cholera: dehydration, diarrhea, vomiting, and cramping, if not treated quickly, can lead to coma and death.

Thomassique has two water sources to draw from: a river nearby and water pumped through a delivery system from Cerca la Source. The water is impure and contains poisonous levels of cholera bacteria.

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