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Two out of three people in Haiti don't get food

FP Archives June 10, 2013, 13:34:30 IST

The hardship of hunger abounds amid the stone homes and teepee-like huts in the mountains along Haiti’s southern coast.

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Two out of three people in Haiti don't get food

Belle Anse, Haiti: The hardship of hunger abounds amid the stone homes and teepee-like huts in the mountains along Haiti’s southern coast. The hair on broomstick-thin children has turned patchy and orangish. [caption id=“attachment_857461” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Hungers stalks Haiti. AFP. Hungers stalks Haiti. AFP.[/caption] Their stomachs have ballooned to the size of their heads. And many look half their age — the tell-tale signs of malnutrition. Hunger is worse than ever in Haiti three years after an earthquake killed hundreds of thousands and the U.S. promised the country would “build back better.” Despite billions of dollars from around the world pledged toward rebuilding efforts, Haiti’s food problems underscore just how vulnerable its 10 million people remain. AP

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