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Haiti earthquake damage estimated up to $14 billion

Mary Beth Sheridan The Washington Post 02/17/2010
Scientists find sunken islands in the Caribbean

German scientists announced on Monday they believe they have discovered sunken islands in the Caribbean Ocean following a deep sea expedition in April.

Haiti earthquake damage estimated up to $14 billion

Haiti's massive earthquake could be the world's most devastating natural disaster since World War II in relation to the country's size and economy, causing as much as $14 billion in damage, according to a study released Tuesday by the Inter-American Development Bank.

One month after quake, Haitians join to mourn dead

Joseph Guyler Delva and Jim Loney Reuters 02/12/2010
4 children killed in Haiti school collapse

At least four children have been killed and several injured after a school collapsed in the town of Cap-Haitien in northern Haiti.

One month after quake, Haitians join to mourn dead

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Thousands of Haitians prayed, wept and danced among tent shelters in the capital's main square on Friday as President Rene Preval asked his people to "dry their eyes" and rebuild a month after the catastrophic earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people.

Lawyer sees ruling on jailed missionaries Thursday

FRANK BAJAK The Washington Post 02/11/2010
Haitian Judge Recommends Release of 10 US Missionaries

A Haitian judge has recommended the release of 10 American missionaries accused of trying to take orphaned children out of earthquake-ravaged Haiti without proper authorization. The judge, Bernard Saint-Vil, says he sent his recommendation to the Haitian prosecutor's office. Under Haitian law, the prosecutor can oppose or support the request, but cannot overrule it. .

Lawyer sees ruling on jailed missionaries Thursday

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The Haitian judge deciding whether 10 U.S. missionaries should face trial for attempting to take a busload of children out of the country is probably ready to make his ruling, a defense lawyer said.

Haiti PM: rebuilding could take 10 years

Jim Loney Reuters 02/09/2010
Haiti PM: rebuilding could take 10 years

Four weeks after an earthquake shattered its capital, Haiti remains in a precarious situation with no clear idea of how to house 1 million people living in the streets, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said on Tuesday.

Criminals in Haiti 'raping quake survivors'

Bandits in Haiti are preying on vulnerable earthquake survivors, even raping women, in makeshift camps which were set up in the capital of Port-au-Prince after the disaster.

Haiti Pleads For Better Aid Effort, 16-Year-Old Survivor Found

Haiti appealed to foreign governments and charities on Wednesday to do more to help earthquake victims as rescuers pulled a teenage girl out of the rubble 15 days after her Port-au-Prince home collapsed around her.

Man Pulled Alive From Haiti Rubble 14 Days After Quake

A crowd of Haitian looters Tuesday discovered a man buried in the rubble of a store that had been repeatedly scavenged and called for help from U.S. soldiers, who pulled him from the ruins.


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