Manitoba's Haitian community watch and worry, send support to families amid earthquake, unrest

Pierre Delcy says he is nervous every time his phone rings. He's on edge about his family at home in Haiti, a country that has been dealt crisis after crisis.

"It's very stressful," said Delcy from his home in Winnipeg. "You are always waiting for bad news."

The country is still dealing with the aftermath of a devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck the southwestern part of the country in August, just weeks after Haiti's president was assassinated.

More than 2,000 people were killed in the disaster, while thousands of others were injured and left homeless. 

Delcy's brother's house was badly damaged by the earthquake and his sister's home crumbled, he said. 

"People are living under their tents still because they are waiting for help on how they can rebuild," he said. "So that affects us directly."

Delcy moved to Canada in 1993 and has been in Winnipeg since 2001. The 54-year-old is a member of Regroupement Des Haitians du Manitoba, a non-profit which is raising money for the relatives of Haitian families in Manitoba impacted by this latest disaster.