,
Four years ago, a devastating earthquake struck the Caribbean island of Haiti, leaving an estimated 200,000 people dead and more than 2 million homeless. It was a disaster on an almost unprecedented scale. And, for a country already wracked by poverty with so many institutional weaknesses, it was a complete catastrophe.
,
When I visited Haiti two months after the earthquake, my worst fears were confirmed. The Haitian authorities were completely overwhelmed, with most of the country’s government buildings having collapsed and countless public officials dead. The blank stare of then Haitian President René Préval was one of the most telling symbols of a country stood on the precipice of an abyss.
,
Unsurprisingly, in the aftermath of the earthquake, Haiti was headline news across the globe. Yet four years on, with the cameras gone, the problems and suffering of the people remain.
,
Continue reading this blog on CNN’s Global Public Square.
,
Read More:
,
Haiti: Failure to deal with the consequences of the 2010 devastating earthquake
,
Haiti: Three years on from earthquake housing situation catastrophic
,
Haiti: Forced evictions worsen the already dire lot of earthquake homeless
,