Landslide highlights Haiti woes
Reuters
2012-03-31
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At least six people lost their lives when a landslide flattened this house in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince.
The house is one of many built on precarious foundations on the side of a sandy mountain.
Critics say Haiti's government has failed to enforce construction safety regulations as homes and other buildings have sprung up in the wake of a massive earthquake two years ago.
The country is still struggling to recover from the disaster that killed about 300, 000 people and left 1.5 million homeless.
Reconstruction efforts are still slow and there's little sign of progress despite the billions of dollars pledged by donors to help.
Paul Chapman, Reuters
The house is one of many built on precarious foundations on the side of a sandy mountain.
Critics say Haiti's government has failed to enforce construction safety regulations as homes and other buildings have sprung up in the wake of a massive earthquake two years ago.
The country is still struggling to recover from the disaster that killed about 300, 000 people and left 1.5 million homeless.
Reconstruction efforts are still slow and there's little sign of progress despite the billions of dollars pledged by donors to help.
Paul Chapman, Reuters
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