Haiti will Not Die, President Rene Preval Insists

Haiti will Not Die, President Rene Preval Insists, BBC News, February 12, 2010 Haiti's President Rene Preval has vowed that his country will live on, during a day of national mourning held a month after the earthquake struck. He spoke at an emotional ceremony in the capital, Port-au-Prince, near the ruins of the National Palace. "Haiti will not die, Haiti must not die," he told mourners. At least 217,000 people died in the devastating earthquake on 12 January, which also left about 300,000 injured and one million homeless. More...