To the Editor: Re “After Storm, Haiti Tries to Avoid Flaws of 2010 Quake Relief” (news article, Oct. 22): As a Haitian professional working on the front lines of disaster response to Hurricane Matthew, I applaud your reporting on the need to ensure that international aid agencies give generously while respecting and collaborating with the …
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I lived in a tent in Nepal as a refugee from Bhutan in the 1990s. And so it broke my heart this month, when I traveled to Nepal in the wake of the recent earthquake and witnessed Nepalese families living in a sea of plastic tents, much like the ones my family and I lived …
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Last Saturday, I watched with the rest of the world as images emerged in the wake of Nepal’s violent earthquake: the dusty faces of survivors, bloodied bodies, the ruined historic buildings. It reminded me of the devastation I witnessed after the earthquake in my homeland, Haiti, five years ago — and it made me worry …
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