On a Mission with Haiti's Air Ambulance
Melissa Mecklembourg is a nurse helping in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Also, Amos Bernard from Sri Lanka was a Tamil Tiger and now runs a theatre group.
Melissa Mecklembourg is a nurse with Haiti's air ambulance service helping in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.
Amos Bernard from Sri Lanka was a Tamil Tiger rebel but is now part of a theatre group that travels round villages performing dramas about the country's social problems.
Bill Yoachim from Canada is an Indian from the First Nations group and is now a campaigner on mental health issues.
Samuel Tsang, a financial worker from London, relaxes by folding paper. He has written a book about origami.
(Photo: An air ambulance helicopter in flight. Credit: Haiti Air Ambulance)
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