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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-22-09 12:56 PM
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Bill Clinton has some early work - 11dead in Haiti from
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1227
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The large extratropical storm that has been pounding Florida and the Bahamas this week with heavy rain and high surf extended its reach yesterday, killing at least 11 people in Haiti. According to Reuters, most of the victims were killed while crossing rivers or when their flimsy homes collapsed. Approximately six inches of rain fell on Haiti's southwest peninsula in the 24 hours ending at 8pm EDT. Hundreds of homes were flooded and dozens destroyed in the flooding, which left 40% of the southern city of Cayes underwater. The impoverished Caribbean country is still struggling to recover from the massive flooding that killed over 800 people during the hurricane season of 2008. In March, UN chief Ban Ki-moon and Bill Clinton--who was this week appointed UN special envoy to the island--toured Haiti together and urged the international community to continue to aid the country. Participants at a Washington international donors conference in April agreed to donate $324 million to help Haiti rebuild.
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What's more there will be more flooding in Haiti this weekend


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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-22-09 12:59 PM
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1. Poor Haitians
They just can't catch a break.

:-(
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izquierdista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-22-09 01:47 PM
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3. If they did catch one
The privileged few would take it, saying they were rightfully entitled to it.
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imdjh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-22-09 01:00 PM
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2. People shouldn't die from rain.
But they do.
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