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Aug 14

Death toll of powerful eathquake in Haiti soars to 1,297

By Associated Press

The death toll from a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti climbed sharply on Sunday, with at least 724 dead and a minimum of 2,800 injured.

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Nov 20

Trump administration decides to let temporary permits for Haitians expire in 2019

By Luis Alonso Lugo, Associated Press

The Trump administration said Monday it is ending a temporary residency permit program that has allowed almost 60,000 citizens from Haiti to live and work in the United States since a 2010 powerful earthquake shook the Caribbean nation.

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Dec 23

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Tijuana welcomes Haitian immigrants stuck at U.S.-Mexico border

By PBS News Hour

In the wake of late September’s Hurricane Matthew, Haitians are increasingly desperate to reach the United States, which has recently reinstated deportations to Haiti for the first time since 2010's earthquake. But residents of Tijuana, Mexico, are showing an unusual…

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Jun 03

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Millions were donated to Red Cross for Haiti earthquake relief. Why haven’t more been helped?

By PBS News Hour

In 2010, a catastrophic earthquake ravaged Haiti, leaving 1.5 million people homeless. The American Red Cross raised nearly $500 million for relief efforts, announcing plans to create new communities. But an investigation by ProPublica and NPR has concluded that the…

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Jan 14

Photo essay: Haiti’s earthquake victims wonder where the reconstruction money went

By Joshua Barajas

On Jan. 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake reduced the impoverished island country of Haiti to rubble, leaving 220,000 dead, another 300,000 injured, and more than a million homeless. Among those that survived also lost limbs to falling walls and…

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Jan 13

After Haiti’s Earthquake, Where Does All the Rubble Go?

By Larisa Epatko

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti | Artist Jean Herard Celeur found a way to reuse rubble from Haiti's 2010 earthquake: totem pole-like creations and one-of-a-kind wall art.

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Jan 12

Remembering Haiti’s 2010 Earthquake: ‘I Was Close to Death’

By Larisa Epatko

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti | Mario Heriveaux, 47, recalls the day the earthquake struck two years ago. He and his family were watching TV when the house started to shake and everyone dashed for the door.

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Jan 10

In Haiti’s Tent Camps, ‘We’re Just Waiting’ to Start Life Again

By Larisa Epatko

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti | The door to Billy Forge's home displays a Biblical verse from Isaiah 22:22: "I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David; what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts…

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Jan 09

Haiti Dispatch: 2 Years After Earthquake, Many Signs of Rebuilding

By Larisa Epatko

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti | On Jan. 12, 2010, a magnitude-7 earthquake rocked Haiti, killing some 223,000 people and leaving 1.5 million homeless. On a visit last week to the capital, signs of rebuilding are everywhere.

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