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I agree with you Susan, AND the deaths and suffering that you speak of are largely preventable. There seems to be plenty materials and food of all sorts either in place or on the way, such as I read of supplies floor to ceiling at the banana warehouse. There's no reason that your prediction has to be realized. How do we insure that critical supplies reach those that need them in a timely manner? The coastal areas on the penninsula and mainland have road, sea, and air access. The inland villages are more difficult to access. This is where it's absolutely critical that skilled leadership and coordination of relief efforts are in place. I hope NEMO is up to the task. It would be a double tragedy if people are left exposed, in every sense of the word, while supplies sit unused in storage. I don't know what we can do, long distance, to prevent that from occurring other than to monitor calls for help from the villages and pressure those that control the supplies to take action.

I agree with you Susan, AND the deaths and suffering that you speak of are largely preventable. There seems to be plenty materials and food of all sorts either in place or on the way, such as I read of supplies floor to ceiling at the banana warehouse. There's no reason that your prediction has to be realized. How do we insure that critical supplies reach those that need them in a timely manner? The coastal areas on the penninsula and mainland have road, sea, and air access. The inland villages are more difficult to access. This is where it's absolutely critical that skilled leadership and coordination of relief efforts are in place. I hope NEMO is up to the task. It would be a double tragedy if people are left exposed, in every sense of the word, while supplies sit unused in storage. I don't know what we can do, long distance, to prevent that from occurring, other than to monitor calls for help from the villages and pressure those that control the supplies to take action.