Well, Hurricane Tomas came and went, and just like an overhyped sequel, it was a relative dud in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. While it did rain for about 24 hours straight here, Hurricane Tomas did most of its damage in the western coastal towns of Les Cayes, Jeremie, and Leogane. In Les Cayes, they [...]
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Hurricane Tomas Grazes PAP, Floods Western Towns
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Disaster, Flood, Haiti, Hurricane, Hurricane Tomas, Leogane, Tomas on November 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
In Search of a Future
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Feature, Leogane on May 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a story I submitted to MSNBC.com, but I’m not sure if they will use it. Enjoy. In Search of a Future (LEOGANE, HAITI) For Ducarmel Similian, the past five months have been unbearable. “It’s really difficult to find work now, no one is hiring,” he explains while sitting in the back [...]
Waiting for the Reception
Posted in Picture of the Day, tagged Children, Leogane, Picture of the Day on May 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
In Leogane, which was the epicenter of the earthquake, almost 90% of the buildings were damaged in some way. I went on a trip there today to follow up on a story that MSNBC.com was following a couple months ago, and a few different story lines collided when I wasn’t really expecting it. For instance, [...]
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