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Haiti Earthquake Relief

Dominican Republic Takes Lessons From Haiti Quake

Davinder Kumar | Posted 12.03.2012 | UK
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Davinder Kumar

Besides Hispaniola itself- the second largest island in the Caribbean, Haiti and the Dominican Republic share one more thing in common - their seismic fault lines.

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Haiti: Two Years on

Hugh Earp | Posted 04.03.2012 | UK
Read More: Haiti Earthquake Relief, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, Joseph Michel Martelly, Port-Au-Prince, Care UK, Ngos, UK News
Hugh Earp

Haiti in January 2010, 10 days after the earthquake, was a country in shock. For days and weeks afterwards, large parts of the population devoted themselves to sifting through the rubble. It was a dangerous job, as concrete houses were still collapsing weeks after the initial quake, triggered either by aftershocks that continued for months, or by people moving rubble to try and find their loved ones, usually dead.

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