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Posted: October 27, 2008 |
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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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| Four tropical storms and hurricanes -- Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Ike -- battered the Caribbean nation in August and September, causing nearly $1 billion in damages, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said. |
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| Photo Credit: Fred de Sam Lazaro |
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