Five years after the earthquake Haiti is a recovering but broken country

Journalist Sean Dunne visited Haiti to see how it and its people are recovering five years after an earthquake devastated the country.

Five years after the earthquake Haiti is a recovering but broken country

IN January 2010, Haiti was struck with by one of the most devastating earthquakes in recent history, which killed more than 230,000 people, injured 300,000 others, and left 2.1 million people homeless.

The earthquake compounded the already huge development challenges faced by this country with some 80% of the population living below the poverty line.

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