Allison Shelley / Reuters
A woman crosses a polluted gutter in the main outdoor food market in the Petionville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Nov. 21. The United Nations-led international response to Haiti's deadly cholera epidemic is "inadequate" and woefully short of funding, aid groups, including the U.N. humanitarian agency, said on Friday.
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Emilio Morenatti / AP
A relative of Monitha Silney, 12, who died of cholera, mourns during her burial at the cemetery in the slum of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Sunday, Nov. 14. Thousands of people have been hospitalized for cholera across Haiti with symptoms including serious diarrhea, vomiting and fever.
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Emilio Morenatti / AP
A woman crosses a street covered with dirty water in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010.
From the Associated Press:
Nearly 10,000 people have been hospitalized for cholera across Haiti with symptoms including serious diarrhea, vomiting and fever. The deaths usually come from the extreme shock brought on by dehydration.
Nobody knows how cholera came to Haiti. An outbreak of some sort was expected in the wake of the Jan. 12 earthquake, but this came out of the blue — there had never been a case of cholera confirmed in the island nation. So far nobody is investigating the cause; suspicions are high that the South Asian strain was carried by U.N. peacekeepers from Nepal, but the case is politically sensitive and health organizations who might investigate say they are currently focused on controlling its spread.
Orlando Barria / EPA
A woman walks with her son through the debris of the cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Nov. 6. Hurricane Tomas hit the country on Nov. 5, leaving five people dead, two missing and six injured, according to reports. The cathedral was destroyed in the January 2010 earthquake.
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In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy, an aerial view from a reconnaissance flight from the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima shows damage caused by Hurricane Tomas on Nov. 6, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The Iwo Jima is preparing to support the Government of Haiti, the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti and the U.S. Agency for International Relief.
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Ramon Espinosa / AP
People reach out to catch children's books, donated by the Cuban government, as they are distributed in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday Oct. 2. Most of the children living in camps set up for the January earthquake victims will not attend classes when public schools re-open Monday due to their economical situation.
It is so unfortunate, but understandable, as survival comes first, that immediate needs would squeeze out something as important as education which could provide Haiti's children with long-term gains.
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