Haitian interim president says urgent measures needed in the country

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APTOPIX Haiti Hurricane MatthewA woman walks to a shelter with her son as they leave after their home was destroyed by Hurricane Matthew in Jeremie, Haiti on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. Jeremie appears to be the epicenter of the country’s growing humanitarian crisis in the wake of the storm. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

In Haiti, three days of national mourning have started for the 900-victims believed dead in Hurricane Matthew.

Tens of thousands of homes have been destroyed, and some 350,000 people are in dire need of aid.

CCTV’s Stephen Gibbs is in Port-au-Prince where he spoke with the interim President of Haiti Jocelerme Privert.