Helicopters apparently paid for by GoFundMe donations have lifted some 150 Canadian tourists, missionaries and nurses from a distant locale in Haiti to the main airport in Port Au Prince, the capital. Rioting, looting and associated violence has made it too dangerous to travel the roads in the poverty-stricken land. According to Global News, the GoFundMe campaign was started on Friday, with a goal of $9,000. It is said to have exceeded that goal, hitting more than $16,000 as of Friday night. Some 113 Canadian tourists are said to be safe back home. They landed Saturday night on an Air Transat flight along with a few people from other airlines at Trudeau airport just after 9 p.m.
BILLY BISHOP OPEN AGAIN AFTER CRASH
Billy Bishop Airport is open again Sunday after a brief closure Saturday when a small plane flipped over on landing. The pilot is said to be recovering from minor injuries. Police and emergency crews responded to the island airport around 5:30 p.m.
