Haiti Facts Seventeen Months after Earthquake

Bill Quigley @ Common Dreams - Haiti experienced a major earthquake January 12, 2010.  Tens of thousands died, estimates range from 65,000 to 230,000 people killed.  About 2 million more people were displaced.  Haiti was already the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere with a per capita income of about $2 a day.  Seventeen months later, Haiti remains deeply wounded.  The numbers below give an indication of some of the challenges that remain for the Haitian people.  Read more.