Food Crisis Deepens in Haiti After 4 Major Storms
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › September 20, 2008
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Four tropical storms have wiped out most of Haiti's food crops and damaged irrigation systems and pumping stations, raising the specter of acute hunger for millions in the impoverished country.
"The system of agriculture has been destroyed," Agriculture Minister Joanas Gue told The Associated Press. Aid agencies and diplomats also say Haiti desperately needs help to avert mass hunger.See the full content of this document
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Food Crisis Deepens in Haiti After 4 Major Storms
Emergency aid has flowed in to people directly affected by Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Ike, storms that triggered flooding and killed at least 425 people in less than a mo...
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