Baptist rescue team arrives in Haiti
Monday 18 January 2010
A Baptist World Aid (BWAid) Rescue24 team has arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and has begun work in a local clinic.
The team, consisting of members from the country of Hungary and the state of North Carolina in the United States, has come up against horrific scenes. "The situation is terrible, I have never seen anything like this," said Bela Szilagyi, head of Hungarian Baptist Aid, who has been working in major disaster zones for more than 10 years. Szilagyi is one of the leaders of the BWAid Rescue24 team in Port-au-Prince.
They came across "immense chaos, confusion, and the terrible smell of dead bodies."
Members of the team flew to a location close to the Haiti-Dominican Republic border, and were escorted into Port-au-Prince by "blue helmets," United Nations peacekeeping soldiers. They will remain in Haiti for one week providing emergency medical services.
Further information may be had by emailing bwaid@bwanet.org.
Relief donations may be made at www.bwanet.org or sent to:
Baptist World Aid
405 North Washington Street
Falls Church, VA 22046
USA
