One year on from that devastating earthquake, and they're still pulling bodies out of the rubble in Hait. The disaster that left its capital, Port au Prince, in ruins and estimated to have killed more than 230,000 people. The economy and infrastructure are crippled. A cholera outbreak is still claiming victims, and more than 800,000 people live in squalid tent camps...
Cities in ruins and a raging cholera epidemic. Some might say Haiti is not in the best position to hold an election. Still, this weekend the country's traumatised population goes to the polls to choose a new president. Is democracy important to Haitians at this time of unprecedented crisis? Or is it enough of a challenge just surviving day to day? Before we kick off tonight’s debate, let’s remind ourselves of the daily struggle for survival in Haiti.
Cities in ruins, and a raging cholera epidemic. Some might says Haiti is not in the best position to hold an election.. still, this weekend the country's traumatised population goes to the polls to choose a new president.. Is democracy important to Haitiens at this time of unprecedented crisis? Or is it enough of a challenge just surviving day to day? Before we kick off tonights debate lets remind ourselves of the daily struggle for survival in Haiti: Port-au-Prince Laurence Culliver's report
In Port-au-Prince, everyday life remains hand to mouth. The country is on life support. Economic recovery is bound to be long and difficult. FRANCE 24 shared the daily existence of Haitians looking to save their country from the ruins and rebuild their lives.
In a 3-hour special edition broadcast live from Port-au-Prince, FRANCE 24 journalists take stock of the grave circumstances facing Haiti's population two weeks after the deadly earthquake hit the poverty stricken nation.
