Relief in Haiti (shows economic diversity as we spoke of in class)

Disaster in Haiti: Recovery and relief
Last Updated: Monday, November 8, 2010 | 12:16 PM ET Comments63Recommend169
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Children cross a flooded street Nov. 6 after Hurricane Tomas passed through the neighbourhood of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince. (Ramon Espinosa/Associated Press)

Haiti cleans up as Tomas moves on

Tomas spared most of Haiti a direct hit, but floodwaters killed eight people as the Category 1 hurricane came ashore Nov. 5 in the country's southwestern tip. Most the victims died as they tried to cross rain-swollen rivers.

"We have two catastrophes that we are managing," President René Préval said in a television and radio address. "The first is the hurricane and the second is cholera."

More than 500 people have died and 7,000 have fallen ill from cholera, the World Health Organization said on Nov. 7. The outbreak began in the country's north in mid-October.

Health authorities say there have been more cases since the hurricane struck. Contaminated water is a major source of the cholera bacteria.



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