1.3 mn Haitians still in camps months after quake: UN

[cory777]

Source: DPA

New York, Sep 2 (DPA) Nearly nine months after a devastating earthquake, an estimated 1.3 million Haitians are still living in temporary shelters while the country struggles with reconstruction and rebuilding a government, the United Nations said Thursday in an updated report.

The 1.3 million people displaced by the magnitude-7 earthquake Jan 12 now live in 1,300 settlement sites.

'The situation in the camps remains complex, given a shifting population and fluctuating use of camps,' the report said. It said most of the 600,000 residents who left the capital Port-au-Prince after the quake have returned.

The quake killed more than 200,000 people and destroyed or damaged more than 230,000 buildings and houses. The international community in March pledged over $11 billion for the long-term recovery and reconstruction of Haiti.

Read more: http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20100902/890/twl-1-3-mn-haitians-still-in-camps-month_1.html

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[GreenPartyVoter]

1. I can't even comprehend such numbers, or such sadness and devastation. :^(

[Hannah Bell]

2. this seems to be the new world order. like new orleans' poor neighborhoods remaining

devastated years later.

[bherrera]

3. New Orleans low lying areas should be rebuilt as park land

It does not make sense to rebuild these areas with houses, because they are below sea level. Haiti's problem is different, it has only been seven months. They will need 10-20 years to build properly.

[Hannah Bell]

4. bullshit on both counts.

[Lightning Count]

5. Impossible. I never see this on teevee.

:(