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Will recent political instability affect Haiti's earthquake response? We ask an expert

  • Written by Louise K. Comfort, Professor of Public and International Affairs, former Director of the Center for Disaster Management, University of Pittsburgh
imageNatural disasters are not uncommon in Haiti; neither is political instability.Reginald Louissaint JR/AFP via Getty Images

Parts of Haiti were reduced to rubble by a powerful earthquake that hit the impoverished nation on Aug. 14, 2021, resulting in a death toll that has climbed rapidly to nearly 1,500 with many more bodies expected to be recovered...

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