Potent
hurricanes visit dirt-poor Haiti; also, a nation with a largely incompetent
government; a government that is the equal of broad daylight grand thievery
- September 3, 2008 |
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A Bolivian peacekeeper, left, stands on an area flooded by
heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hanna next to residents in Savan Desole,
Haiti, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. The storm has spawned flooding in Haiti
that left 10 people dead in Gonaives, along Haiti's western coast, according
to the country's civil protection department.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) |
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Residents wade through an area flooded by Tropical
Storm Hanna, in Savan Desole, Haiti, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. The storm has
spawned flooding in Haiti and at least 25 deaths, according to the national
civil protection department.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) |
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Residents wade through an area flooded by Tropical Storm
Hanna, in Savan Desole, Haiti, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. The storm has
spawned flooding in Haiti and at least 25 deaths, according to the national
civil protection department.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) |
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A cameraman (L) is helped while filming on a flooded road
outside Gonaives September 3, 2008. Tropical Storm Hanna has caused flooding
and mudslides across Haiti killing at least 25 people, including 12 in the
low-lying port of Gonaives and three in the nearby town of Gros Morne,
authorities said .REUTERS/Stringer (HAITI) |
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A woman tries to salvage a metal bed during flooding from
Tropical Storm Hanna, in the L'Artibonite, Haiti, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008.
The storm has spawned flooding in Haiti that left 10 people dead in
Gonaives, along Haiti's western coast, according to the country's civil
protection department.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) |
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A man walks through a rice field during flooding from
Tropical Storm Hanna, in L'Artibonite, Haiti, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. The
storm has spawned flooding in Haiti that left 10 people dead in Gonaives,
along Haiti's western coast, according to the country's civil protection
department.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) |
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U.N. peacekeepers try to cross a over
flooded area on a truck to make their way to Gonaives, during flooding from
Tropical Storm Hanna, in Savan Desole, Haiti, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. The
storm has spawned flooding in Haiti that left 10 people dead in Gonaives,
along Haiti's western coast, according to the country's civil protection
department.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) |
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People salvage items during flooding from Tropical Storm Hanna,
in L'Artibonite, northern Haiti, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. The storm
has spawned flooding in Haiti that left 10 people dead in Gonaives,
along Haiti's western coast, according to the country's civil
protection department.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) |
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