Haití: Una Lenta Recuperación
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It’s been two years
since a devastating earthquake hit Haiti,
claiming some 300,000 lives.
Since then $4.6 billion in aid money
has been sent to the country,
along with ambitious plans
designed to build a new nation,
building things like this:
a huge, new hospital that offers
more than 200 beds.
But in many places,
there’s still little sign of reconstruction.
In fact, only about half of the aid money
has been spent,
and only four of the ten largest projects
funded by international donors
have broken ground.
Nonetheless, officials are urging charities
and other agencies to continue their help.
“Now that the emergency period is over,
we are asking them
to reengage in assisting us
to rebuild for the long term
and rebuild well.”
But the efforts to create a new country so far
have been a cause of frustration.
Half a million people are still
living in crowded camps
and they’re angry.
They’ve now started demonstrating against
the lack of housing
and evictions
that have pushed them elsewhere.
Nicole Grether, The Associated Press.