Misuse of previous aid money, Haiti’s political convulsions, and competing humanitarian demands may signal less generosity this time.
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He Guarded Haiti’s Slain President. And He’s a Suspect in a Drug Inquiry.
Officials are examining whether President Jovenel Moïse’s killing was tied to the drug trade. The man in charge of his safety was a suspect in a major trafficking case, they say.
Patience Runs Thin in Haiti Quake Zone as Fights Erupt for Cash and Food
Nearly a week after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake wreaked death and devastation in southern Haiti, survivors were growing increasingly frantic over the slow trickle of relief.
Patience Runs Thin in Haiti Quake Zone as Fights Erupt for Cash and Food
Nearly a week after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake wreaked death and devastation in southern Haiti, survivors were growing increasingly frantic over the slow trickle of relief.
Earthquake and floods have set back Haiti’s faltering effort to curb the pandemic.
Disaster victims are competing with coronavirus patients for the island’s scarce health care resources, and vaccination efforts had barely begun, the W.H.O. warned.
Many Survivors of Haiti Earthquake Expect No Help From Officials
“No one trusts this government here,” said a farmer in one village where at least 20 residents were killed by the quake as they attended a funeral at a church that collapsed.
Earthquake-Struck Haiti is Lashed by Heavy Rains After Storm Hits
The new casualty figures from Saturday’s quake, including 10,000 injured, come as victims struggled with a storm deluge that could complicate relief efforts.
Quake-Struck Haiti Is Lashed by Heavy Rains After Storm Hits
The deluge could complicate the relief efforts that followed a 7.2-magnitude temblor that devastated the southwest of the country on Saturday.
Haiti Quake Destroyed Many Churches, Shredding a Mainstay of Support
“We are the only thing here,” said a cleric in Les Cayes, one of the cities worst hit by the quake. In some towns, not a church was left standing.
‘I’m the Only Surgeon’: After Haiti Earthquake, Thousands Seek Scarce Care
A day after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake killed an estimated 1,300 people in western Haiti, the country, already suffering from a dire lack of doctors, struggled to help the many wounded.