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Haiti’s Long Path to Recovery One Year After Hurricane Matthew

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October 4, 2017 by Sumit Galhotra

Haiti’s Long Path to Recovery One Year After Hurricane Matthew

Today marks one year since Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti and neighboring Dominican Republic, and left behind a trail of destruction that claimed more than 500 lives and displaced over 175,000 people. Haiti’s southern peninsula bore the brunt of the hurricane’s fury, where powerful winds and heavy floods destroyed millions of homes, ravaged large swathes of farmlands and decimated precious livestock.

February 13, 2017 by Sumit Galhotra

Recovery Over the Airwaves: Radio helps Haiti After Hurricane Matthew

In October 2016, as Hurricane Matthew swirled towards Haiti and was about to make landfall, government leaders told people to pray. Meanwhile, Radyo Vwa Klodi Mizo (VKM), a small radio station on the country’s southern coast, urged residents to evacuate and prepare.