Drones help identify post-Hurricane Matthew needs in Haiti


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 25 Oct 2016

(FILES) This file photo taken on October 10, 2016 shows an aerial views of Jeremie, 188 km west of Port-au-Prince, following the passage of Hurricane Matthew. On a football field in the Haitian town of Jeremie, children gather to gape at a drone preparing to take off and document damage to the area caused by Hurricane Matthew. The powerful storm, which crashed ashore on October 4 packing winds of 145 miles (230 kilometers) per hour, focused its fury on southwestern Haiti where this coastal city of some 31,000 is located. At least 546 people were killed during the hurricane and more than 175,000 people lost their homes. / AFP PHOTO / NICOLAS GARCIA

JEREMIE, Haiti: On a football field in the Haitian town of Jeremie, children gather to gape at a drone preparing to take off and document damage to the area caused by Hurricane Matthew. 

The powerful storm, which crashed ashore on Oct ober 4 packing winds of 145 miles (230 kilometres) per hour, focused its fury on southwestern Haiti where this coastal city of some 31,000 is located. 

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