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Haiti suffers upsurge in cholera in wake of Hurricane Matthew

Haiti sees an upsurge in cases of cholera in the wake of Hurricane Matthew as people struggle to find clean water.

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Fears of a cholera outbreak in Haiti amid Hurricane Matthew floods

There are fears that disease could threaten survivors of Hurricane Matthew which already took the lives of nearly 900 people in Haiti.

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The devastating impact of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti

Aerial footage shows destruction along Haitian coast after Hurricane Matthew.

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Aid supplies reach Haiti, as death toll soars to nearly 900

The trail of destruction wreaked by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti is seen clearly from the air.

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Hurricane Matthew tears up America's Atlantic coast

After killing hundreds of people in Haiti, Hurricane Matthew has been sweeping up America’s Atlantic coast.

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Hurricane Matthew's wild winds leaves hundreds dead in impoverished Haiti

Two days after Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti the scale of the disaster is only just emerging.

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'Matthew is a very big and very bad beast' as Florida faces significant flooding

Hurricane Matthew is battering the Florida coastline with relentless wind and rain.

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Matthew: Haitians begin recovery after Hurricane

As the weather calms in Haiti, residents have begun recovery efforts, salvaging what is left of their houses.

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Hurricane Matthew: Death toll soars in Haiti

More than 300 people have died in Haiti and the death toll is expected to rise as rescuers reach the worst-affected areas cut-off by the storm.

USA

Hundreds dead in Haiti as Hurricane Matthew sweeps towards Florida

The most powerful storm to hit the Caribbean for years leaves a trail of devastation in the poor island nation.

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Hurricane Matthew forces Haiti to postpone presidential election

Rescue workers in Haiti say they are struggling to reach parts of the Island, cut off in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.

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Hurricane Matthew bears down on US after hammering Haiti and Cuba

The US is on high alert after hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade, left a wave of destruction in Haiti.

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Hurricane Matthew makes landfall in Haiti with life-threatening rains, winds and storm surges

Classed category 4 out of a possible 5, winds speeds were hitting up to 280km per hour, two people were killed and one is missing as a result of the monster storm.

Jamaica

Jamaica braces for Hurricane Matthew

It’s the fiercest storm to cross the Caribbean for years – and it has Jamaica in its sights.

World

Remembrance of things past in Haiti and Cambodia

Over the past few years Learning World has heard many inspiring stories about education in the face of adversity and trauma. Two reports that

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Haitians hail new electoral commission

Thousands of Haitians have come out in support of a five-member commission, preparing to evaluate last year’s contested presidential election

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Crisis-hit Haiti marks 2004 coup ahead of runoff elections

Haitians have marked the anniversary of the 2004 coup with a march through the capital Port au Prince. The uprising ousted then-President

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Haiti swears in provisional president

Haiti's interim president takes office vowing to handover to a newly elected leader on may 14.

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Haiti's president steps down with no replacement

. Haiti’s President Michel Martelly has left office but with nobody to replace him due to last month’s run-off election having been scrapped over

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Haiti leaders clinch last-minute deal to form interim government

Politicians in Haiti have signed a last-minute agreement to install a caretaker government to avoid a power vacuum. The deal was inked on Saturday