Sunday, April 11, 2010

Earthquake Survivors on the Move



It's hard to imagine that more than one million people were left homeless by the January 12 earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince and its surrounding areas in Haiti. With the rainy season at the door, thousands more Haitians are at risk from flooding and mudslides commonly caused by torrential rains.

Relocation efforts have officially begun this weekend and, over the next 10 or 12 days, they hope to move 7,500 quake survivors to an area about 45 minutes away from Port-au-Prince. In the meantime, on short notice, relief organizations are scrambling to put water and sanitation units in place as these thousands of Haitians begin arriving at the new location.

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