Topic: Haiti
AP News | 155 days ago
In rubble from Haiti's quake, planners see valuable material for capital's reconstruction
The rubble from Haiti's shattered capital is rising in heaps at the port, dumped for sorting and recycling by a fleet of heavy, exhaust-belching trucks. A tangle of twisted metal and broken blocks, it's an eyesore for now. But officials planning the reconstruction see ...
Reuters Environmental Online Report | 230 days ago
OSLO (Reuters) - Long-term efforts to help Haiti recover from the earthquake will have to reverse environmental damage such as near-total deforestation that threatens food and water supplies for the Caribbean nation, experts say. The focus is now on emergency aid -- Haitian officials estimate that between 100,000 and 200,000 people died in the January 12 quake. But President Rene ...
