Haiti: No life to live

A poor neighbourhood shows the damage after an earthquake measuring 7 plus on the Richter scale rocked Port au Prince Haiti just before 5 pm yesterday, January 12, 2009.
Hurricane Matthew passed over Haiti on Tuesday October 4, 2016, with heavy rains and winds. While the capital Port au Prince was mostly spared from the full strength of the class 4 hurricane, the western area of Grand Anse, however was in the direct path. The cities of Les Cayes and Jeremie received the full force sustaining wind and water damage across wide areas. Coastal towns were severely damaged as were many homes in remote mountainous regions. International relief efforts are underway to provide food water and shelter to the people affected by the storm. Photo Logan Abassi UN/MINUSTAH
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Shacks and garbage in the slum of Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 11 July 2008. Cité Soleil is considered one of the worst slums in the Americas, most of its 300.000 residents live in extreme poverty. Children and single mothers predominate in the population. Social and living conditions in the slum are a human tragedy. There is no running water, no sewers and no electricity. Public services virtually do not exist – there are no stores, no hospitals or schools, no urban infrastructure. In spite of this fact, a rent must be payed even in all shacks made from rusty metal sheets. Infectious diseases are widely spread as garbage disposal does not exist in Cité Soleil. Violence is common, armed gangs operate throughout the slum.
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Shacks and garbage in the slum of Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 11 July 2008. Cité Soleil is considered one of the worst slums in the Americas, most of its 300.000 residents live in extreme poverty. Children and single mothers predominate in the population. Social and living conditions in the slum are a human tragedy. There is no running water, no sewers and no electricity. Public services virtually do not exist – there are no stores, no hospitals or schools, no urban infrastructure. In spite of this fact, a rent must be payed even in all shacks made from rusty metal sheets. Infectious diseases are widely spread as garbage disposal does not exist in Cité Soleil. Violence is common, armed gangs operate throughout the slum.