PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – July 12 marked the six-month anniversary of the devastating earthquake here in Haiti that killed as many as 300,000 people and left much of the country in ruins. Up to 1.8 million people are living in squalid tent cities, with inadequate sanitation if any, no electricity and little security, nor any respite from the intense heat and the worsening rains. Rape, hunger and …
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Before the earthquake, Frances Etienne scraped by with ingenuity and hard work. Using micro-loans to purchase inventory for her business, she sold spaghetti, spices and other food from a small neighborhood store. Then the tremors struck and wiped out her business — but not her $3,700 debt.
Six months after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, most governments that promised money to help rebuild the country have not delivered any funds at all, a CNN investigation has found.
CBM International Six months ago, a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti just outside the capital Port au Prince. According to the Government of Haiti an estimated 220,000 were killed, 300,000 other were injured and more than 1 …
CORAIL-CESSELESSE, Haiti (AP) — A summer storm ripped through tents and sent solar-powered streetlights crashing down at the government’s primary relocation camp for people left homeless by the January earthquake.
Haiti’s president handed out medals to celebrities, aid-group directors and politicians for post-earthquake work Monday in a ceremony designed to beat back criticism of an uneven recovery that h…
Haiti’s president handed out medals to celebrities, aid-group directors and politicians for post-earthquake work Monday in a ceremony designed to beat back criticism of an uneven recovery that has left 1.6 million people homeless and destitute six months to the day since the disaster.
Six months after a devastating earthquake rocked Haiti, there’s still a lot of work to be done. “People think the worst is over in Haiti, but it’s really not.” explains Katherine Redmond of Colorado Springs bases Compassion International. The already poor country is struggling to get back on its feet after the disaster. “Basically Haiti is still just a lot of rubble.” she says. Compassion …
WASHINGTON – ON THE six-month anniversary of Haiti’s deadly earthquake, President Barack Obama said a rapid international response saved lives but the recovery effort must continue. Speaking on Monday to reporters in the Oval Office after a meeting with President Leonel Fernandez of the Dominican Republic, Mr Obama said his administration is focused on a rebuilding plan for Haiti. The Jan 12 …
Six months after the catastrophic 7.0-magnitude Haiti earthquake, signs of progress show that the outpouring of donations from the US government, households, and organizations played a major role in helping the relief effort.