Due to the destruction of homes and communities in Haiti, the UN estimates 100,000 family sized tents are needed to house about 500,000 people, but they say that up to 1 million people might require shelter.
To deal with this situation, the Haitian government has begun putting up tent settlements to house their citizens. They say that the tent settlements can only provide a short term solution, particularly with the hurricane season expected to start around June.
Ironically enough, the establishment of these settlements is taking place right after the Israeli medical delegation left Haiti.
