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Hispaniola death toll from Isaac climbs to 9

The death toll from Tropical Storm Isaac has climbed to nine after authorities in the Dominican Republic reported two deaths Sunday....

 

Quake-hit Haiti battles cholera epidemic, 138 dead

Quake-hit Haiti battles cholera epidemic, 138 dead

Haiti's government and its aid partners fought on Friday to contain a cholera epidemic that has killed at least 138 people in the nation's worst medical emergency since the January 12 earthquake.

 

Haiti quake toll rises to 230,000

The death toll from the Haiti quake could be 230,000, the government says - close to the number killed in the 2004 Asian tsunami.

 

Haiti aid chopper crashes, two Americans killed

Two Americans were killed when their helicopter, which was participating in aid and recovery operations in earthquake-hit Haiti, crashed in the Dominican Republic, aviation authorities said on Friday.

 

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