But on a 4,000 kilometer journey through the worst hit areas, we found innocent people close to death by a rebel Houthi government that's manipulating aid while U.N. officials try to stop them.
During the President's trip to fire stricken areas on Saturday where he was joined by California's current governor and it's governor elect, the President's focus was more on working together to help those effected.
So first responders could be called on to both rescue people and help protect them from coronavirus which will be a concern especially in crowded evacuation centers.
The government says more than 2,200 others lost their lives in southern Haiti and as far as relief goes,just getting to the affected areas is a challenge.