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13 dead in Haiti flooding: officials (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Weekend flooding in a part of Haiti untouched by January’s devastating earthquake claimed 13 lives and forced the evacuation of 3,000 people, emergency service officials have told AFP.

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Are We Reconstructing Yet? Friday, 16 July 2010, 3:14 am

This week marked six months since the earthquake.  According to President Preval, it also marked the week that the emergency phase ended and reconstruction began.  Yet at the same time residents of the Corrail Cesselesse camp were struggling with the consequences of a rain storm that destroyed up to 300 tents and caused 1,700 to seek emergency shelter.  With the rainy season underway, the situation is precarious for the displaced.  Security, especially for women and children, is still a major concern.  Is this an emergency operation, a reconstruction effort, or both?

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