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. Continue reading
Jan 13 New Life Out of Haiti’s Litter By Larisa Epatko Haitian artist Jean Herard Celeur uses debris left by the 2010 earthquake to make works of art. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Jan 11 Survivor Tells Her Story of Rape in a Haitian Tent Camp By Larisa Epatko PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti | The lack of security and lighting in Haiti's tent camps, and the flimsy structures themselves, make them ripe for violence, including rape. Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Jan 09 Haiti Earthquake: Two Years Later By Larisa Epatko Two years after the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake devastated much of Haiti, signs of recovery abound in Port-au-Prince -- from people busily removing debris to bustling marketplaces and blaring music. Continue reading
Oct 13 Slow Rebuilding, Rising Prices Compound Haiti Quake Woes By Larisa Epatko More than a year and a half after Haiti suffered a catastrophic earthquake, about 500,000 Haitians still live in tent camps in and around the capital Port-au-Prince, much of which still lies in ruins. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch News Wrap: Syrian Troops Cut Water, Electricity Supply in Hama In other news Wednesday, a crackdown against anti-government protesters escalated in Syria. Overnight, the city of Hama was heavily shelled, tanks moved into the main square and electricity and water supplies were cut off. Also, Tropical Storm Emily churned through… Continue watching
Aug 03 Haiti Braces for Storm, Cholera Surge By Talea Miller Cholera patient in Haiti. Photo by American Red Cross. A tropical storm bearing down on Haiti threatens to make daily life more miserable for tens of thousands homeless still living in tent camps and could deepen the cholera epidemic that… Continue reading