Lankan UN Peacekeepers help hurricane victims

Haiti: Sri Lankan peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) have helped victims of Hurricane Gustav in the aftermath of the deadly storm. Gustav passed through the Caribbean country early last week, and left at least 51 people killed and more than 7,000 placed in temporary shelters.

In the immediate aftermath of the storm, members of the Sri Lankan battalion distributed food and water and provided medical support.

The peacekeepers have helped clean up the waste and rubble that blocked the main streets.

Sri Lanka contributes almost 1,000 troops and police to the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Haiti.