Haiti: Relief and Recovery

Immediately after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti on 12 January, the international community launched relief efforts. Hundreds of organizations are now helping to save lives and rebuild the country while millions of people around the world have donated money and supplies. This site highlights these efforts, pulling in articles and media from across the web. More about this project »

Before we had no water, no soap

26 January 2010

It was a relief to read the sign on the wall: no dead bodies after 3.30 pm. My watch showed it was 4pm. Thankfully, when I poked my head into the morgue at the Hôpital Universitē de l’Ētat de Haiti, also known as the General Hospital, the room was empty.Outside, though, the ground was grimly sticky underfoot – a reminder of how many bodies had been taken to the public morgue for disposal since the earthquake that struck Haiti nearly two weeks ago.

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