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Scramble for shelter as Hurricane Matthew hammers Haiti

The leading edge of dangerous Hurricane Matthew has drenched Haiti, flooding streets and sending people scrambling to emergency shelters as the Category 4 storm threatened to batter the Caribbean's poorest nation.

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Election protesters rampage through Port-au-Prince

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Presidential election sparks violence in Haiti

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Hurricane forces Haiti refugees to flee again

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Hurricane weakens as it sweeps across Haiti

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Haiti on hurricane alert

Haiti paralysed by riots and looting over food prices

ROADS were blocked and sustained gunfire rang out in upscale neighbourhoods in the mountains above Port-au-Price yesterday, as protests and looting over soaring food prices paralysed the Haitian capital.

Thu, 10 Apr, 2008

Hungry Haitians attack UN base in food-shortage protests

Demonstrators angry over Haiti’s rising cost of living attacked a United Nations peacekeeping base and looted food shops in the south.

Fri, 04 Apr, 2008

Desperation as rains pound Haiti

Thousands of Haitians sought shelter in schools as the death toll from Tropical Storm Noel rose to 143 across the Caribbean.

Sun, 04 Nov, 2007

Tourists flee Florida Keys as hurricane approaches

Tourists are evacuating the Florida Keys today as Tropical Storm Ernesto heads towards the state as a revived hurricane.

Mon, 28 Aug, 2006

100 missing as Dennis wreaks chaos through Haiti

At least 100 people were missing in Haiti’s south-western peninsula following floods, mudslides and the collapse of a bridge triggered by Hurricane Dennis, a UN official said today.

Sat, 09 Jul, 2005

Jamaica awaits Ivan's 150mph knock-out punch

Hurricane Ivan’s deadly winds and monstrous waves bore down on Jamaica tonight as more than half a million people to flee from its path.

Fri, 10 Sep, 2004

Pressure on Aristide to quit as rebels gain

REBEL forces virtually isolated Haiti President Jean Bertrand Aristide yesterday as international pressure mounted on the beleaguered leader to quit.

Sat, 28 Feb, 2004

Rebels converge on Haitian capital

Rebels who have launched a bloody uprising took control of another town today, closing in on the capital as Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide appealed for foreign peacekeepers and the country lurched toward chaos.

Fri, 27 Feb, 2004