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Thursday, June 20, 2013

BBC News - Fear that slum will replace earthquake camps in Haiti


Three-and-a-half years after a devastating earthquake that killed 200,000 people, Haiti is slowly returning to normal.

There used to be 1.5 million people living under tents in the immediate aftermath of the quake - that number has now dropped to 320,000.

Much of the rubble has been cleared from the capital Port-au-Prince.

But there are fears that a gigantic new slum could spring up on the capital's outskirts..........

FULL ARTICLE HERE: BBC News - Fear that slum will replace earthquake camps in Haiti

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