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2010 HAITI EARTHQUAKE
SEE Newsline for full stories:
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/domrepublic_41726.html
Volunteers provide psycho-social support to young Haitian quake survivors
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, 11 February 2010 – In hospital after hospital, and tent after tent, Haitian boys and girls with broken or amputated limbs lie on mattresses, unable to run around and play. Their casts are awkward and they’re crammed for space.
Haitian-American doctor cares for families evacuated to Dominican Republic
JIMANI, Dominican Republic, 4 February 2010 – Down a dusty dirt road, amidst small houses, grazing goats and dirt yards, there’s an oatmeal-coloured cement church. Inside, the chairs are pushed back to the walls, the polished wooden pews are lined up in rows at the far side, and people are resting on ragged mattresses on the floor.
A small town in the Dominican Republic becomes a gateway for relief efforts in Haiti
JIMANI, Dominican Republic, 16 January 2010 – Seven-year-old Jean Paul Gerry sits up in his bed at a small hospital in the border town of Jimani, whimpering in pain. His arm and leg are bandaged and his face is swollen with a badly scraped cheek.