Haiti— World Bank President Robert Zoellick toured storm-damaged Haiti on Tuesday and urged donors to support the Caribbean nation as it battles a devastating hunger crisis. Zoellick flew over the mud-covered city of Gonaives and met with members of the...
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International disaster relief charity ShelterBox is working in the Caribbean island of Haiti after tropical storm Fay and hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike caused severe flooding and mudslides. ShelterBox provides aid in the form of boxes containing items such as...
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Even that 40 per cent is nowhere near enough of what we’re going to need for the next six months or so for people in Gonaïves, and Gonaïves is not the only place affected by any stretch of the imagination,”...
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On the third anniversary of Katrina's flooding of New Orleans, the U.S. and the rest of the world were watching when New Orleans residents were getting evacuated once more. New Orleans was going to be hit by Hanna and the...
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