Topic: Tropical storm kills more than 300 in Haiti
WingNut
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posted 20 September 2004 10:23 PM
quote: The hurricane season that has devastated the southern United States and the Carib-bean entered a deadly new phase yesterday as Tropical Storm Jeanne claimed more than 300 lives in Haiti.
Story Due to extreme poverty in Haiti, a nation impovershed since becoming an example of the first successful slave revolt in the Western Hemisphere, has a tree canopy of barely two per cent. Trees are cut and burned for cooking and heating. The result is tropical storms result in major flooding and mud slides.
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