Friday, November 19, 2010

Cholera Crisis In Haiti



Unrest Reaches Haitian Capital -- Voice of America

Violent unrest has spread to Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, where angry Haitians clashed with U.N. peacekeepers, whom they blame for the nation's cholera epidemic.

Reports from the capital late Thursday say protesters threw rocks at the peacekeepers and blocked roads with burning tires.

Violent riots broke out earlier this week after some Haitians accused U.N. peacekeepers from Nepal of bringing cholera to the Caribbean nation.

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More News On Haiti's Cholera Crisis

Violent cholera protests spread to Haiti's capital -- Yahoo News/AP
Anti-UN cholera riots spread to Haiti capital -- Yahoo News/AFP
Haiti cholera clashes reach capital Port-au-Prince -- BBC
86 new deaths as Haiti cholera toll nears 1,200: officials -- Hindustan Times/AFP
Haiti: As Cholera Spreads, Frustration Builds -- ABC News
Cholera hits Port-au-Prince prison -- CBC News
Cholera spreads to Haiti's largest prison -- CNN
Haiti cholera to spread to Dominican Republic: WHO -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Cholera strain may last years in Haiti -- Sydney Morning Herald/AFP
Analysis: Whodunnit? Officials have sticky problem in Haiti -- Reuters
What's Causing the Cholera Epidemic in Haiti? We Are -- The Atlantic
Haiti's Cholera Epidemic: Infection Came from 'Single Source' -- Time Magazine

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