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SLIDE SHOW Posted: October 27, 2008   
Haiti Digs Out After the Storms FLASH VERSION
In the summer of 2008, Haiti was slammed by four hurricanes and tropical storms, which killed more than 800 people and left 1 million homeless. U.N. Undersecretary-General John Holmes called the onslaught "one of Haiti's biggest catastrophes" while visiting the northern city of Gonaives, where 500 people died in the storm-induced floods.
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Debris in Streets, The island of Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Many people there live on less than $2 a day.
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Debris in Streets
The island of Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Many people there live on less than $2 a day.
Photo Credit: Fred de Sam Lazaro
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