Hurricane Gustav Strikes Haiti, Forcing 6,300 People From Their Homes

An estimated 6,300 Haitians, mostly city-dwellers from Port-au-Prince, Jacmel and Leogane, were forced from their homes by Hurricane Gustav as torrential rains pounded the deforested southern peninsula of the country on Tuesday and Wednesday. “The population of Haiti is already suffering from extreme poverty, and soaring food prices are aggravating the situation,” says Annamaria Laurini, UNICEF Representative in Haiti.

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Filed under: Aid / Disasters on September 1st, 2008