Haiti Quake

VIDEO: Two boys in Haiti

January 12th earthquake destroyed Miratson and Ricardo's homes. They have been best friends for as long as they can remember. Here they talk about the difficult life in the camps and their hopes for the future.

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Haitian children turn to begging

2010-08-09 10:00

More Haitian children are begging on the streets, a sign that the economic gulf between the neighbouring nations has grown wider since the January 12 earthquake.

Haiti welcomes Cup 'therapy'

2010-06-11 15:37

Haitians say although they are still reeling from the effects of the tragic earthquake, they are excited about the World Cup.

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Help Haiti hospitals - Penn

2010-05-20 11:04

Sean Penn, who has been working on Haiti aid after an earthquake, has urged US lawmakers to help reopen Haitian hospitals that have shut down for lack of funds.

Haiti orphans have parents

2010-03-18 18:01

All 33 children US missionaries tried to take out of Haiti illegally after the January earthquake have parents, aid workers say, as they were finally reunited with their families.

 

Haiti parents abandon children

2010-05-21 13:56

Haitian families are abandoning their children in the hope that rescue organisations will offer them a better life.

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Women, girls raped in Haiti camps

2010-03-17 18:03

Women and children as young as 2, already traumatised by the earthquake catastrophe, are now falling victim to rapists in the sprawling tent cities.

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Haiti: US troops withdrawing

2010-03-08 21:42

US troops are withdrawing from the shattered capital leaving many Haitians anxious that aid may slow down and violence escalate.

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Survivors brace for floods

2010-03-01 14:36

Haitians huddling together in the open after their killer earthquake are bracing for a new natural menace: The notoriously heavy rainy season.

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Haiti voodoo leader vows 'war'

2010-02-25 17:04

Haiti's supreme voodoo leader has vowed "war" after Evangelicals attacked a ceremony organised by his religion.

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Food to Haiti homeless stopped

2010-02-23 18:18

Homeless victims of Haiti's earthquake say that police are trying to force them to leave their camp on the grounds of the prime minister's office .

Haiti survivor camps sprouting

2010-02-22 16:46

At the foot of rocky hills north of Haiti's earthquake-shattered capital Port-au-Prince, new settlements are sprouting as survivors flee the the stricken city.

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Haiti PM fears govt collapse

2010-02-19 13:02

Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive says he is worried his government could face collapse as political opponents capitalise on its inability to respond strongly to the January 12 earthquake.

Haiti 'restavek' child 'slavery'

2010-02-18 21:27

The Haiti practice of poor families giving away children to wealthier acquaintances or relatives is known in the native Creole as 'restavek'.

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Judge to free 8 US missionaries

2010-02-17 23:00

A Haitian judge will order the release of eight of 10 American missionaries accused of kidnapping children, while the remaining two will be held for further questioning.

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$14bn mooted for recovery

2010-02-16 23:44

Rebuilding Haiti could cost up to $14bn, which would make the quake the most destructive natural disaster in modern history, a bank says.

Missionaries lawyer 'wanted'

2010-02-15 18:04

Relatives of the group of jailed missionaries thought a man who volunteered legal assistance - but who may be wanted for human trafficking - was a good Samaritan.

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Haiti pitches farm needs to UN

2010-02-12 23:00

Haiti's agriculture minister has urged international support for a $700m plan to bolster food production and create jobs to help the Haitians who have fled the capital.

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Haiti mourns after quake

2010-02-12 09:15

Haiti observes a national day of mourning to mark one month after a devastating quake killed at least 217 000 people.

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Rain pours new misery on Haiti

2010-02-11 22:26

Rain has drenched quake survivors in the tent camps of the Haitian capital, a warning of fresh misery to come for the 1 million homeless after a devastating earthquake.

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Abduction case slows flights

2010-02-10 20:12

Pilots have been increasingly reluctant to ferry injured Haitian children out of the country for treatment in the wake of the arrest of 10 Americans on charges of abduction.

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A decade to rebuild Haiti - PM

2010-02-10 10:08

Haiti remains in a precarious situation with no clear idea of how to house one million people living in the streets, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive has said.

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Haiti survivor rescued - reports

2010-02-09 14:03

An apparent earthquake survivor has been dug out of rubble in Haiti, 27 days after Port-au-Prince was demolished, according to media reports.

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UN warns hospitals on charges

2010-02-09 10:01

The UN has warned that it will cut off shipments of free medicine to Haitian hospitals that charge patients.

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Mass vaccinations in Haiti

2010-02-08 18:07

Aid groups say they are launching an emergency vaccination campaign for 140 000 people in Haiti to protect them against measles and other diseases.

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G7 cancels Haiti debt

2010-02-07 07:25

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has hailed a G7 decision to cancel bilateral debt with Haiti where about a million people have been left homeless.

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Family greets miracle survivor

2010-02-07 18:10

Kerline Etienne raised her hands toward the sky and thanked God for returning her teenage daughter, the last person pulled alive from the rubble of Haiti's devastating earthquake.

Clinton meets angry Haitians

2010-02-06 14:00

Former president Bill Clinton has pledged to try and get aid flowing in Haiti’s Port-au-Price, as he was met by angry Haitians protesting the slow arrival of help since last month’s quake.

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Haiti toll record for Americas

2010-02-05 07:13

The death toll from Haiti's catastrophic earthquake has reached 212 000, the highest from a natural disaster in the Americas on record.

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Parents gave children away

2010-02-04 12:11

Desperate Haitian parents have said they gave their children away willingly, trusting the American missionaries who promised to take them to a better life.

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Frustration over Haiti aid

2010-02-03 13:25

The aid flooding into Haiti is not reaching earthquake victims quickly enough to stem growing unrest because of bottlenecks and violence.

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Haiti election delayed

2010-02-03 11:04

Haitian authorities have indefinitely postponed upcoming legislative elections amid lingering chaos and rising security concerns.

Parents claim 'orphan' children

2010-02-02 23:12

The 33 infants and children that an American Christian group tried to smuggle out of quake-hit Haiti are being reunited with their families.

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Armed attack on food convoy

2010-02-02 13:06

The UN says the security situation in Haiti is "stable but potentially volatile" after an armed group attacked a food convoy.

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Bill Clinton to help in Haiti

2010-02-02 10:00

Former US President Bill Clinton, currently the UN special envoy to Haiti, will be named international co-ordinator for relief efforts in the earthquake-devastated country.

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UN: Haiti relief better

2010-02-01 20:05

International relief efforts to Haiti have been better than comparable efforts after the 2004 tsunami in South Asia.

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Haiti warns on trafficking

2010-02-01 07:21

Haiti has warned of an increase in child trafficking following its devastating earthquake.

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It's abduction, not adoption

2010-01-31 19:19

Police in Haiti have charged 10 members of a US Christian ministry group on child trafficking charges.

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Haiti's schools struggle

2010-01-31 13:32

Schools in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, devastated by a catastrophic earthquake, are struggling to resume lessons.

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Ten nabbed over Haiti kids

2010-01-31 09:17

Ten Americans have been detained by Haitian police as they tried to bus 33 children across the border into the Dominican Republic, allegedly without proper documents.

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DNA test to reunite Haitians

2010-01-31 10:16

Spain has said it will provide Haiti with a DNA testing system to help reunite lost children with their families and combat the trafficking of minors.

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Disease spreads in Haiti

2010-01-30 11:30

Haiti's desperate earthquake survivors face a new deadly threat as the UN reported a rise in cases of diarrhoea, measles and tetanus in squalid tent camps.

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Aid group frustrated by US

2010-01-29 22:05

The head of a US-based disaster relief group has expressed frustration with US forces in quake-hit Haiti, saying they were providing inadequate support to secure aid distribution efforts.

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R5m for Haiti relief efforts

2010-01-29 15:02

A Cape Town-based business has presented a R5m donation to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

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Haiti insecurity mounts

2010-01-29 07:22

Haiti's vulnerable quake victims are facing rising insecurity with criminals raping women in camps and violence erupting during handouts of sparse foreign aid.

Haiti: SA telethon raises $100k

2010-01-28 19:44

South Africans pledged nearly $100 000 to help Haiti's earthquake survivors during a telethon on SABC's Morning Live.

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'Cash, not goods' for Haiti

2010-01-28 11:16

United Nations agencies have urged donors to give "cash, not goods" towards the emergency relief effort of quake-hit Haiti.

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Haitian voodoo heritage intact

2010-01-27 22:24

Was it luck or divine intervention that a house with a collection of 3 000 voodoo objects was mostly untouched by the earthquake?

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Haitian rescued after 12 days

2010-01-27 09:02

The US military says a man it pulled from the rubble in Port-au-Prince had been there for 12 days and not since the first quake struck two weeks ago.

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US to trim army in 3-6 months

2010-01-26 19:08

The US military could begin scaling back its involvement in Haiti within three to six months as other international organisations assume larger roles providing security and disaster relief.

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Haitian orphans at risk

2010-01-26 07:22

Haitian children made orphans by this month's catastrophic earthquake or separated from their parents face a growing threat.

 

Haitian family survives 2 quakes

2010-03-04 21:28

The Desarmes family left their native Haiti two weeks after the devastating January 12 earthquake, joining the eldest son in Chile for what seemed a refuge.

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Fleeing Haitians repatriated

2010-02-27 20:21

Dominican authorities say they have repatriated 462 migrants who tried to cross the border from quake-devastated Haiti.

Haiti seizes 6 US bound orphans

2010-02-23 18:19

Six US bound orphans seized by Haitian police despite having their papers in order remained in a government-run nursery more than two days later.

Aftershock causes panic in Haiti

2010-02-23 18:04

An aftershock has caused panic on the streets of Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, six weeks after a massive quake devastated the city.

Preval: Deaths up to 300 000

2010-02-22 21:11

The president of Haiti has said the death toll from his country's earthquake could reach 300 000 once all the bodies are recovered.

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UN: Haiti needs co-ordination

2010-02-19 11:35

The UN humanitarian chief has called for improved co-ordination of relief efforts to tackle massive challenges, including a lack of shelter and rubble removal, in Haiti.

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Missionaries back in US

2010-02-18 09:33

Almost three weeks after being charged with kidnapping for trying to take 33 children out of Haiti, eight American missionaries have arrived back in the US.

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Sarkozy arrives in Haiti

2010-02-17 17:05

French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives in Haiti to assess relief efforts after last month's earthquake.

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Preval 'nervous about cement'

2010-02-16 19:01

It will take three years to clear the rubble left by Haiti's devastating earthquake, says President Rene Preval.

Quake-hit Haiti mourns its dead

2010-02-13 08:07

Haitians have gathered at tearful ceremonies to mark one month since a huge quake shattered their country and killed more than 200 000 people.

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Americans remain behind bars

2010-02-12 19:48

A Haitian prosecutor examining the case of 10 Americans charged with kidnapping says he has not yet reached a decision on whether to release them or not.

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Haiti judge: Free 'kidnappers'

2010-02-11 22:26

A Haitian judge is recommending that the 10 missionaries who tried to take a busload of children out of the country be released.

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Elderly Haitians: 1 meal a day

2010-02-11 18:28

Elderly Haitians camping in tents outside their collapsed nursing home are getting by on one meal a day of rice and dried beans.

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Man could have survived - doc

2010-02-10 14:09

Doctors now say the 28-year-old man trapped for 27 days could have survived on water and possibly some fruit beneath the rubble.

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Haitians fear deadly rain

2010-02-09 22:33

Survivors of Haiti's catastrophic earthquake are fearing the onset of early spring rain, which threatens to cause landslides and bring about health problems.

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Fake coupon scam hits Haiti

2010-02-09 12:09

The struggling aid effort in Haiti has been hit by another setback as the UN halted deliveries to some survivors after discovering fake coupons.

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Castro pledges 1 000 doctors

2010-02-08 23:05

Cuban leader Fidel Castro says more than 1 000 Latin American doctors will open "dozens" of field hospitals in Haiti.

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Haitians protest over aid

2010-02-08 08:10

Hundreds of Haitian earthquake survivors have protested in a suburb of the wrecked capital, accusing a district mayor of corruption and hoarding food aid provided by relief groups.

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Lawyer for US Baptists fired

2010-02-07 23:22

The Haitian lawyer for 10 US missionaries charged with child kidnapping has allegedly tried to bribe the missionaries' way [out] of jail and as a result has been fired.

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2 killed in Haiti aid chopper crash

2010-02-06 08:00

Two Americans have been killed after their helicopter, which was participating in aid and recovery operations in earthquake-hit Haiti, crashed in the Dominican Republic, authorities say.

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Haiti cops arrest escapees

2010-02-05 21:28

Haitian police have arrested 100 of the 4 000 inmates who escaped from the capital's main prison when it was destroyed in a devastating earthquake.

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Missionaries charged over kids

2010-02-05 08:22

Ten US Christian missionaries have been charged with child abduction and conspiracy after they were caught trying to smuggle 33 children out of quake-hit Haiti.

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Haiti dead tops 200k, protests

2010-02-04 10:20

The death toll in the Haiti quake has swelled to 200 000 as angry protests over the slow arrival of aid flared, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive has said.

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WFP: $230m in Haiti promises

2010-02-03 22:27

Countries, companies and individuals have promised more than $230m to the World Food Programme for its Haiti emergency operations.

Haiti government criticised

2010-02-02 21:39

At a gravel pit where countless earthquake victims have been dumped, mourners turned a remembrance ceremony into one of the first political rallies since the disaster.

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Half a million leave capital

2010-02-02 20:10

Nearly half a million people have fled from Port-au-Prince for the Haitian countryside following the devastating earthquake.

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They knew it was wrong - PM

2010-02-02 11:02

Haiti's prime minister has said that 10 Americans who tried to take a busload of children out of the country knew that "what they were doing was wrong".

Haiti: Mistrust in kids' eyes

2010-02-01 23:00

The 33 children rescued from an alleged kidnapping by Americans are visibly mistrustful of adults, clutching to each other for a little warmth.

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Haitians seek resettlement

2010-02-01 19:06

President Abdoulaye Wade says 50 Haitians have sought resettlement in Senegal after the earthquake that devastated their country.

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Chaos eases over food in Haiti

2010-02-01 08:26

The UN's approach to give food mainly to women, the elderly and the disabled in Haiti has worked, despite some hiccups.

Ban Haitian art trade: Unesco

2010-01-31 18:08

The UN culture agency, Unesco, says it is pushing for an international ban on trade in Haitian artefacts to discourage pillaging.

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Haiti death toll now 180 000

2010-01-31 14:32

Haitian President Rene Preval has apologised for his long silence during the two and a half weeks since the earthquake that destroyed Port-au-Prince, claiming at least 180 000 lives.

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Haitians try to escape by boat

2010-01-31 12:07

Several Haitians have been picked up in a boat off the Turks and Caicos Islands, the first group known to have fled since the earthquake.

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Airlifts for Haitians stopped

2010-01-30 22:35

The US military has said it had suspended medical evacuations of injured Haitian earthquake victims until a row over who will pay for their care is settled.

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US soldiers halt violence

2010-01-30 09:30

US soldiers in Haiti have halted a violent confrontation between looters and a private security guard who shot and killed one man inside an appliance store.

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'So much needs to be done'

2010-01-29 21:05

With aid only trickling in, Haiti's quake survivors face rising insecurity with thousands of criminals on the loose and reports of rape and violence.

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Clinics running out of medicine

2010-01-29 18:02

Doctors and aid workers say treating the tens of thousands of Haitians injured by the earthquake is taxing the country's devastated hospitals.

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75% of capital needs rebuilding

2010-01-29 11:13

About 75% of Haiti's capital will have to be rebuilt after a devastating earthquake levelled much of the city, a UN envoy says.

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Girl saved from rubble

2010-01-28 08:30

Rescuers have dragged a Haitian girl alive from the rubble 15 days after a devastating quake, in a rare moment of joy.

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Small survivors, big challenges

2010-01-28 08:31

The smallest survivors of Haiti's catastrophic earthquake are growing into one of the biggest problems in its aftermath.

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Nasa to observe quake zone

2010-01-27 12:19

Nasa plans to conduct flights over earthquake faults in Haiti and the Dominican republic to capture radar images that could be studied for warnings signs of further temblors.

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Clinton resents criticism

2010-01-26 22:17

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "deeply resents" foreign criticism of the US response to the earthquake as two new aftershocks rattled weary Haitians.

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Rebuilding Haiti 'to take 10yrs'

2010-01-26 09:45

Rebuilding Haiti after a massive earthquake will take "at least 10 years", Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has told international donors.

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