Haiti Quake Updates

Updates from aid workers and journalists in Haiti 
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AUDIO: Mark Fried explains the extreme threat rain poses to those living in camps in Haiti

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Mark begins with a simple explanation of a key innovation -- handicap accessible latrines. The specially constructed bathrooms are an important addition in Haiti, where so many have lost limbs from earthquake-related injuries.

Mark also talks about the threat rain poses. Rain could quickly turn the many makeshift camps in Haiti into breeding grounds for disease like malaria and cholera.

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AUDIO: Mark Fried talks about Oxfam's work at the General Hospital and expanding sanitation projects in Haiti

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Oxfam's Mark Fried has taken over where I left off. He posted an audio update from Haiti this morning.

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