Sunday, February 14, 2010

BBC: Leogane--Haiti's 'neglected' Quake-Hit Town

Leogane: Haiti's 'neglected' Quake-Hit Town, by Christian Fraser, BBC News, February 12, 2010 It surrounds an altar that is still intact. Next door stand the remains of the funeral home decorated with brightly coloured washing. The line is tied between two broken pillars. A snapshot of normality where life is anything but. At the epicentre of the Haitian earthquake, 90% of the buildings are destroyed, a quarter of the town's population is dead or missing. And those who escaped are still fighting to survive. More...

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