Port-au-Prince - massive earthquake in Haiti has led to human tragedy. Even now, the children also have disappeared from a number of hospitals (hospital) in Haiti.
According to UNICEF, child's body to the United Nations (UN), about 15 children have disappeared from the hospital. They feared had been abducted child trafficking syndicates.
Since the earthquake shook the Caribbean's poorest countries, a number of children who become orphans, have been sent to Europe for adoption. But some other kids more bitter fate.
"We've documented, you could say about 15 cases of children who disappeared from the hospital and not being with their families at the time," UNICEF adviser says Jean Luc Legrand as reported by News.com.au, Saturday (23/1/2010) .
"UNICEF has worked in Haiti for years, and we know the problem of child trafficking in Haiti that existed previously. And unfortunately, many of these trade networks have a relationship with the 'market' of international adoption," said Legrand.
An earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter Scale that struck Haiti last week estimated to have killed more than 200 thousand people. This earthquake was mentioned as the most powerful in the history of the region.
Hundreds of thousands of other people are still being treated in hospital for injuries. Even nearly half a million Haitian inhabitants were left homeless due to this disaster.
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