Friday, July 13, 2012

Haitians Protest Against Plan to Demolish Homes


Many Haitians have marched in the capital Port-au-Prince to protest a government plan to relocate hundreds of families before destroying their homes in a shantytown on the city's outskirts for a flood-control project. The government says it needs to clear the town of Jalousi, which sits on the edge of a ravine, in order to reforest a hill to reduce the risk of flooding as the rainy season approaches. Many residents of the town also voiced anger about the new slums they would be moved to, saying the government has repeatedly reneged on promises to build them proper new homes years after an earthquake devasated much of the country. Rachel Levin reports from Port-au-Prince.

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