Category: Earthquake/CHOLERA
Articles and image gallery from the 2010 earthquakes in Haiti
Two Years Later-A Detailed Photo Gallery
Blood flows along the street in the aftermath of an earthquake in Port-au-Prince January 13, 2010. Reuters Haitians left homeless in the aftermath of Tuesday’s…
CANADA HAS SENT 90% OF PROMISED FUNDS
sunnewsnetwork.com Haiti’s President Michel Martelly waves during the plenary session of the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Caracas,…
Haiti recovery progress ‘disappointing’ two years after earthquake: Ottawa
Andy Blatchford The Canadian PressMONTREAL—The Canadian government is expressing disappointment over Haiti’s plodding reconstruction two years after a powerful earthquake slammed the fragile island nation….
Haiti earthquake two years on: “Discrimination against older people is rife”
Over three million people, including 200,000 older people were affected by the Haiti earthquake of 12 January 2010. Since the earthquake, HelpAge has provided 25,000…
Haiti quake: Martelly ‘wants to get rebuild right’
BBC news: Two years after the earthquake which devastated Haiti, the country’s president has told the BBC “things are changing and moving”, but that the…
Haiti in ruins two years after quake
Haitians have flocked to churches to mark the second anniversary of the catastrophic 2010 earthquake that killed a quarter-of-a-million people in the poorest country in…
Can a Vaccine Cure Haiti’s Cholera?
Scientific American The cholera epidemic in Haiti has cast a stark light on deep development holes and disagreements about whether a short-term patch—in the form…
Haiti earthquake: Where has the aid money gone?
Two years on from Haiti’s devastating earthquake, find out which donors have not delivered on their pledges and who has received the aid money paid…
2 years on: Haiti, Lest We Forget…
2 years on: Haiti, Lest We Forget… By Lindsay Johns Dailymail.uk Last updated at 12:35 PM on 12th January 2012 Comments (0) Share Today is…
JANUARY 12, 2012
TWO YEARS WITH LITTLE OR NO PROGRESS AS PEOPLE WRITE EXPENSIVE PROPOSALS FOR PROJECTS THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN….HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS COLLECTED FOR HAITI HAVE GONE…
International groups launch Haiti cholera alliance
By David Morgan WASHINGTON | Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:28am IST (Reuters) – U.S. and international health officials on Wednesday formed an alliance to end…
Why is Haiti taking so long to recover?-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth
Inquirer.net PORT-AU-PRINCE—A catastrophic 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti two years ago, killing between 200,000 and 300,000 people in one of the worst natural disasters of modern…
Pair Survives Plane Crash at Sea On Way to Charity Mission in Haiti
By Matt Gutman Jan 10, 2012 9:07am After surviving a harrowing plane crash off a sparsely populated Bahamas island – during which their lives were…
In Haiti billions in aid donations remains undistributed, thousands still live in tents
Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:20 AM EST By Ron Allen NBC News Correspondent Two years after it was rocked by a devastating earthquake, Haiti is…
Many question whether Haiti quake donations were put to best use
Two years after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, many complain that they haven’t seen where billions in donations were spent. By Frances Robles frobles@MiamiHerald.com Half…
Haiti’s Poverty: New York Times Op/Ed Misses Crucial Element
Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, a fact which an op/ed in today’s New York Times notes is an inevitable catchphrase in…
Amazing Timelapse of 30-Story Building Constructed In Only 360 Hours
Gizmodo reader Xian Min Zhang just sent me this impressive timelapse video from his company’s latest project: a 30-story tall, 183,000-square-foot hotel built in just…
Haiti caught between prestige and misery
09 Jan 2012 15:25 Source: member // Malteser International – Germany When many people live cramped in a camp, safe drinking water and proper hygienic…
A return to Haiti two years after earthquake stranded children in adoption limbo
A return to Haiti two years after earthquake stranded children in adoption limbo Mon Jan 9, 2012 10:31 AM EST By Ron Allen NBC News…
Though world stood still, things moving forward in Haiti
U. of C. professor of medicine helping launch residency program in Haiti, marking 2nd anniversary of quake. Dr. Evan Lyon, of the University of Chicago,…