One year after the earthquake in Haiti, one million people there are still living in tents. Starvation and social upheaval have been avoided to date as the Haitian people seem to be concentrating their efforts on working their way out of the mess they find themselves in. They apparently are getting enough to eat, though from what I have seen on the television I would not recommend the cuisine.
The Red Cross is at present building 300 semi-permanent wooden houses while a plan to give $130 to everyone living in the tent cities was rejected by the Haitian government, saying the move would cause the area to be swamped with others wanting the handout.
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