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/ 19 September 2005

One year after Jeanne, Haiti still needs aid

A year after Hurricane Jeanne ravaged Gonaives in Haiti, killing 3 000 and leaving 300 000 homeless, residents still await emergency food aid and fear they have been forgotten. Pierre Edner, who helped distribute emergency food aid to storm survivors, said people are desperate in this immense township on the coast.

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/ 4 October 2004

Death toll from Jeanne rises to nearly 2 000

The death toll from floods unleashed by Tropical Storm Jeanne rose sharply to nearly 2 000 people, with many still missing, as officials said they found hundreds more bodies in Haiti’s devastated northwestern region. The new toll stands at 1 970 dead and 884 missing, said Dieufort Deslorges, a spokesperson for Haiti’s civil protection agency.

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/ 21 September 2004

At least 600 dead in Haiti after tropical storm

Bloated corpses filled morgues as Haitians faced yet another tragedy in a year marked by revolts, military interventions and deadly floods. At least 622 people were killed by Tropical Storm Jeanne, and officials expect to find many more bodies. Jeanne regained hurricane strength on Monday, but was far out in the Atlantic.

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/ 20 September 2004

Scores die in Haiti as Jeanne strikes

Tropical Storm Jeanne brought raging floodwaters to Haiti, killing at least 90 people in the battered nation and leaving dozens of Haitian families huddled on rooftops as the storm pushed further out into the open seas, officials said. Floods tore through the north-western coastal town of Gonaives and surrounding areas.

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/ 17 February 2004

Aristide calls for help as rebels strike again

Former soldiers took Haiti’s rebellion to the key central city of Hinche, torching the police station and freeing prisoners as President Jean-Bertrand Aristide appealed for international help to end a bloody uprising. Rebels have driven police out of more than a dozen towns in 12 days.
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