4.6 magnitude quake rattles Haiti: USGS

4.6 magnitude quake rattles Haiti: USGS Port-au-Prince: A moderate earthquake has rattled southern Haiti, causing some people to run out of buildings in fear. There were no immediate reports of damage. The United States Geological Survey is reporting that the magnitude 4.6-quake was centred 38 kilometres southeast of the capital of Port-au-Prince and had a depth of 4.9 kms. It struck at 9:51 pm EDT. Some residents of capital ran into the streets in fear, remembering...
11:08 AM, Mar 08, 2012

Haiti mudslides, rainstorms kill at least 13

Haiti mudslides, rainstorms kill at least 13 Port-Au-Prince: Heavy rain hammered southern Haiti for a seventh straight day on Tuesday, triggering floods and mudslides and causing houses and shanties in the capital to collapse. The official death toll from the storm was 13 but likely to rise. Runoff from the rain sent rivers surging and flooded many homes as people scrambled to their rooftops. The slow-moving storm system also toppled trees and debris blocked streets throughout the...
01:32 AM, Jun 08, 2011

Report questions official Haiti quake death toll

Report questions official Haiti quake death toll Port-Au-Prince: Far fewer people died or were left homeless by last year's devastating earthquake than claimed by Haitian leaders, a report commissioned by the US government has concluded - challenging a central premise behind a multi-billion-dollar aid and reconstruction effort. The report estimates that the death toll was between 46,000 and 85,000, far below the Haitian government's official figure of 3,16,000. The report was prepared for the US Agency for...
07:01 AM, May 31, 2011

New president to take power in struggling Haiti

New president to take power in struggling Haiti Port-Au-Prince: Charismatic pop star-turned-president Michel Martelly takes over Haiti on Saturday promising to rebuild its earthquake-devastated capital, develop the long-neglected countryside and build a modern army. The 50-year-old performer known to Haitians as "Sweet Micky" was swept to power in March 20 presidential runoff by Haitians tired of past leaders who failed to provide even basic services, such as decent roads, water and electricity in the Western Hemisphere's poorest country....
12:09 PM, May 14, 2011

Shakira donates $400,900 to rebuild Haiti school

Shakira donates $400,900 to rebuild Haiti school London: Singer Shakira has reportedly donated $400,900 to rebuild a school damaged in an earthquake in Haiti. The "Hips Don't Lie" hit-maker had pledged to rebuild the Elie Dubois school in Port-au-Prince shortly after the disaster hit the country in January 2010. Her Barefoot Foundation will team up with the Architecture for Humanity charity in the endeavour. "I'm convinced the key to achieve a dignified future for the Haitian people...
04:55 PM, Apr 02, 2011

Haiti President confirms 3-month term extension

Haiti President confirms 3-month term extension Port-au-Prince: Haitian President Rene Preval will stay in office for three more months as his country chooses a successor in a delayed election, his chief of staff said on Monday. Chief of Staff Fritz Longchamp confirmed Preval's exit date of May 14 in a phone interview with The Associated Press following uncertainty about the Haitian leader's plans. Preval's term had been scheduled to end on Monday, but his successor will...
10:05 AM, Feb 08, 2011
Haiti miracle kid: Survived without food, water

Haiti miracle kid: Survived without food, water

Baby Jenny was found four days after the devastating earthquake hit Haiti. ...
01:39 PM, Jan 12, 2011

Thousands dead in Haiti from cholera

Thousands dead in Haiti from cholera Port-au-Prince: At least 2,707 people have died in Haiti in the cholera epidemic that has affected the impoverished country since mid-October, according to figures released on Monday by the public health ministry. The bulletin said that another 128,251 people have been affected by the disease, of whom 68,764 were hospitalised, though 66,876 of them have since been released from medical care. Cholera, which was eradicated in Haiti until the outbreak...
11:23 AM, Dec 28, 2010

Haiti cholera likely from UN troops

Haiti cholera likely from UN troops Port-Au-Prince, Haiti: A contingent of U.N. peacekeepers is the likely source of a cholera outbreak in Haiti that has killed at least 2,000 people, a French scientist said in a report obtained on Tuesday by The Associated Press. Epidemiologist Renaud Piarroux concluded that the cholera originated in a tributary of Haiti's Artibonite river, next to a U.N. base outside the town of Mirebalais. He was sent by the French government...
03:32 PM, Dec 08, 2010

Haiti prison unrest: three inmates dead

Haiti prison unrest: three inmates dead Port-au-Prince: An apparent riot by prisoners at Haiti's largest penitentiary left three inmates dead and led to a brief hostage crisis on Sunday. The causes of the unrest were not immediately clear. UN peacekeepers cordoned off the area and stood guard around Port-au-Prince's national prison after Sunday's violence. A Justice Ministry official said three inmates were killed, including two who were trying to escape. Seven non-Haitian hostages were held briefly...
10:39 AM, Oct 18, 2010

Shakira to build school in quake-hit Haiti

Shakira to build school in quake-hit Haiti Colombian pop star Shakira met child survivors of Haiti's earthquake on Sunday. ...
04:24 PM, Apr 12, 2010

Shakira to build school in quake-hit Haiti

Shakira to build school in quake-hit Haiti Colombian pop star Shakira met child survivors of Haiti's earthquake on Sunday. ...
04:24 PM, Apr 12, 2010

41 dead after earthquake hits eastern Turkey

41 dead after earthquake hits eastern Turkey Magnitude 6 earthquake hit many people in their sleep. ...
02:07 PM, Mar 08, 2010
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