http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/122180045919.htm19 Sep 2008 04:59:00 GMT Source: Reuters Sep. 18 - Haiti officials fear a health crisis could erupt as the flood-stricken city of Gonaives faces an acute water shortage. Haiti is one of the world's poorest countries and the three storms ...2008-09-19T07:54+0200alertnetenalertnet-b6b559b20e5c7321a548b93d45aead66FloodingNaturalDisastershttp://www.charlotteobserver.com/132/story/193134.htmlGONAIVES, Haiti Cries of adulation - and hunger - followed Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean and actor Matt Damon as they toured flood-ravaged Gonaives on Sunday to call attention to widespread suffering in the marooned city. Tropical Storm Hanna and Hurricane Ike submerged the Haitian city and cut off roadways.2008-09-15T10:17+0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-f01a10f03bdb1473c82895d31a860efaNaturalDisastersFloodinghttp://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/H/HAITI_CELEBRITY_AID?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-09-14-15-12-42GONAIVES, Haiti (AP) -- There were cries of adulation - and also of hunger - as Matt Damon and Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean toured the flood-ravaged city of Gonaives on Sunday to call attention to ...2008-09-14T23:58+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-a5c9053d69f7c02ee32c1abd38a26baaNaturalDisastersFloodinghttp://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/61341Matt Damon and Wyclef Jean were in Haiti to distribute food and lend star power to relief efforts for thousands of flood victims.2008-09-14T00:55+0200dailyexpressendailyexpress-3f98225178b014fa9f3f08c49e22a20aNaturalDisastershttp://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/world/20080911_ap_infloodedhaitiancityeveryhomeisashelter.htmlGONAIVES, Haiti - In a cathedral surrounded by mud and flood waters, the 34-year-old motorcycle taxi driver shivers on a pew, wrapped in a sheet and delirious from fever. He struggles to remember the names of his four children, one of whom died when two storms submerged Gonaives and the villages around it in vile muck.2008-09-12T01:45+0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-f12095c0bd71978f825530f43602a43bNaturalDisastershttp://www.kentucky.com/524/story/519876.htmlGONAIVES, Haiti -- In a cathedral surrounded by mud and flood waters, the 34-year-old motorcycle taxi driver shivers on a pew, wrapped in a sheet and delirious from fever. He struggles to remember the names of his four children, one of whom died when two storms submerged Gonaives and the villages around it in vile muck.2008-09-12T01:45+0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-60876f96a28e888809dcd287eb5e368eNaturalDisastershttp://article.wn.com/view/2008/09/11/Haitians_who_lost_homes_to_floods_find_more_misery_in_shelte/| GONAIVES, Haiti - In a cathedral surrounded by mud and flood waters, the 34-year-old motorcycle taxi driver shivers on a pew, wrapped in a sheet and delirious from fever. | He struggles to remember ... (photo: AP / Ariana Cubillos)2008-09-12T01:45+0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-bcad1a37c020b7b56699d8c6df5c02a7Floodinghttp://www.startribune.com/world/28254359.html?elr=KArks:DCiUBcy7hUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUGONAIVES, Haiti - In a cathedral surrounded by mud and flood waters, the 34-year-old motorcycle taxi driver shivers on a pew, wrapped in a sheet and delirious from fever. He struggles to remember the names of his four children, one of whom died when two storms submerged Gonaives and the villages around it in vile muck.2008-09-12T01:45+0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-a898623ccdcb1b7f35f036e554fbd172NaturalDisastershttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/10/AR2008091003849.html?nav=rss_email/componentsRecovering a man's body in flood-stricken Haiti and sending it home could prevent a riot.2008-09-11T14:22+0200WashingtonPost_BenWashingtonPost_B-9ad03601e79864c9ebb82ade95d45949CommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersPublicHealthFloodinghttp://article.wn.com/view/2008/09/11/Food_runs_low_as_Haiti_aid_effort_struggles_d/| JONATHAN M. KATZ and ALEXANDRA OLSON | The Associated Press | GONAIVES, Haiti - Food and fresh water ran dangerously low for thousands in the flood-stricken Haitian city of Gonaives and surrounding ... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW/AW) Emmitt Hawks)2008-09-11T09:39+0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-b2a9507c7587230b98bac157329d40c6FloodingNaturalDisastershttp://article.wn.com/view/2008/09/11/Aid_effort_falls_behind_as_food_water_run_low/| GONAIVES, Haiti - Food and fresh water ran dangerously low for thousands in the flood-stricken Haitian city of Gonaives and surrounding villages on Wednesday, as governments and aid groups struggled... (photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa)2008-09-11T09:39+0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-6fca6c3f34c65261d3d1f951463dcd97http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24323727-12335,00.htmlSupplies slowly trickling into waterlogged Gonaives, but they were nowhere near the amount needed for flood victims who have gone for days without food or clean water. The UN Mission in Haiti said 10...2008-09-10T05:30+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-f16f8906cd4de40ff8deef5f6e96f027HumanitarianAidNaturalDisastersMARS-STATEchohttp://article.wn.com/view/2008/09/09/Flood_victims_mount_as_waters_recede_in_Haiti/By JONATHAN M. KATZ Associated Press Writer GONAIVES, Haiti (AP) - Cemetery workers trudge through the water with a wooden cart, fetching dozens of bloated corpses from the muck and carting them off for burial. The city's 15 police officers have buried dozens more, and nobody knows how many were swept out to sea.2008-09-10T04:06+0200africaFMenafricaFM-f1f669651347d93c9244f29b5d62799bNaturalDisastersFloodinghttp://www.miamiherald.com/457/story/677874.htmlWith Haiti's major bridges crumbled, roadways flooded and an estimated one million people homeless, humanitarian and government groups struggled Monday to push relief supplies into the country and throughout the storm-ravaged Caribbean. Four storms in rapid succession have demolished patches of the....2008-09-10T04:02+0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-bc7d6cdedce0f31d70e5aab4a4cc32d5EUTerritoriesNaturalDisastersMaritimeSafetyWorldhttp://article.wn.com/view/2008/09/09/Flood_victims_mount_as_waters_recede_in_Haiti_6/| JONATHAN M. KATZ | The Associated Press | GONAIVES, Haiti - Cemetery workers trudge through the water with a wooden cart, fetching dozens of bloated corpses from the muck and carting them off for bu... (photo: AP / Ariana Cubillos)2008-09-10T04:02+0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-46fe288346cf3701e8ce659b16941867NaturalDisastersFloodinghttp://article.wn.com/view/2008/09/09/Flood_victims_mount_as_waters_recede_in_Haiti/By JONATHAN M. KATZ | Associated Press Writer | GONAIVES, Haiti (AP) - Cemetery workers trudge through the water with a wooden cart, fetching dozens of bloated corpses from the muck and carting them o... (photo: Public Domain / Good kitty)2008-09-10T04:02+0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-f1f669651347d93c9244f29b5d62799bNaturalDisastersFloodinghttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/09/flood-victims-mount-as-waters-recede-in-haiti-1/Cemetery workers trudge through the water with a wooden cart, fetching dozens of bloated corpses from the muck and carting them off for burial. The city's 15 police officers have buried dozens more, and nobody knows how many were swept out to sea.2008-09-10T00:20+0200washtimesenwashtimes-e6d91b0b6ddc553977e7a9978153ee19NaturalDisastershttp://www.dekalb-chronicle.com/articles/2008/09/09/news/nation_and_world/doc48c61b847f77c228671727.txtFlood victims push past security to enter a food distribution center in Gonaives, Haiti, Sunday, Sept.2008-09-09T12:17+0200topixentopix-49409943dc8dc1793c8dcdf0e69f5d53FloodingNaturalDisastershttp://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_opinion?id=161373454It seems like every time Mr Manning tries to "save the region'', the question, "what about saving T&T first'' always follows. I am really trying to understand his decision to lend financial aid to our fellow Caribbean islands, when our own flood victims are still awaiting help. I can understand helping Haiti.2008-09-09T06:18+0200trinidadexpressentrinidadexpress-18e83f41e9d2417b85731e35a7950e94http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/article.php?news_id=10508PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters): United Nations humanitarian agencies and other groups are struggling to help Haiti's flood victims after storms that killed hundreds of people and isolated broad swaths of the impoverished Caribbean country. Efforts to feed several hundred thousand people could still fall short.2008-09-09T05:55+0200caribbeannetnewsencaribbeannetnews-9120a9bdaf9120f404bfbccb2ecde892NaturalDisastersDevelopmentFrenchPresidencyEUhttp://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/387121671/2008-09-08-haitistorms_N.htmFlood victims wait at a food distribution center in Gonaives, Haiti. Four storms have killed more than 300 people in Haiti in less than a month. By Ariana Cubillos, AP2008-09-09T05:32+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-83738c25ea6b1f23561d795a123ca4dfNaturalDisastersFloodinghttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N08483383.htm08 Sep 2008 21:38:22 GMT Source: Reuters By Joseph Guyler Delva PORT-AU-PRINCE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - United Nations humanitarian agencies and other groups are struggling to help Haiti's flood victims after storms that killed hundreds of ...2008-09-09T00:12+0200alertnetenalertnet-a4d4acf4f7763c07078366dca09e512bNaturalDisastersDevelopmentFrenchPresidencyEUhttp://www.iol.co.za/widgets/rss_redirect.php?artid=nw20080908143403633C948860&setid=1&sectid=3&url=iol&vne=0&csect=WorldBy Alexandra Olson Cabaret, Haiti - Hurricane Ike's torrential rains swelled rivers across Haiti and sent flood waters gushing into homes in the dead of night in one eastern town, killing at least ...2008-09-08T18:01+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-d790e30ae344c3858fcc38f1904ac99bNaturalDisastersFloodinghttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/sep/08/1?picture=3374087431 / 13 Gonaives, Haiti: Flood victims walk outside a food distribution centre Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP ....2008-09-08T16:21+0200guardianenguardian-cbcc41f0ac0a2082cfe5d670c6fdb96bhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N087876.htm08 Sep 2008 12:41:18 GMT Source: Reuters * Hurricane Ike tramples Cuban cane fields * Oil rises $1.50 to above $107 on threat from Ike * Death toll at 61 in flood-prone Haiti By Marc Frank HAVANA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Hurricane Ike ...2008-09-08T15:13+0200alertnetenalertnet-ce1d2ddd7851f0cabf5f8ba780ef4b26EnergyEUTerritoriesAgriculturalProdOliveHortAgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibreNaturalDisastershttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N087876.htm08 Sep 2008 10:10:52 GMT Source: Reuters * Hurricane Ike weakens to Category 2 intensity over Cuba * Death toll climbs to 61 in flood-prone Haiti * Ike could threaten U.S. Gulf coast, energy rigs * Oil rises $1.50 to above $107 on ...2008-09-08T12:37+0200alertnetenalertnet-95579ec2e1e9f7a9c0051917b116f060EUTerritoriesNaturalDisastersEnergyhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N087876.htm08 Sep 2008 06:30:54 GMT Source: Reuters * Hurricane Ike pounds northeastern Cuba * Death toll climbs to 61 in flood-prone Haiti * Ike could threaten U.S. Gulf coast, energy rigs * Oil surges $2 to near $109 on threat from Ike By ...2008-09-08T08:59+0200alertnetenalertnet-07d66e3cddc8f89ebe6ff1c69184ed64EnergyNaturalDisastersEUTerritorieshttp://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_opinion?id=161373046Here's looking forward to the initiative by labour today succeeding in giving some pause to the political directorate immersed in non-national matters of questionable worth. Here are some points worth noting: - Flood victims must live in Jamaica, Haiti or Cuba to receive the attention of our....2008-09-08T08:09+0200trinidadexpressentrinidadexpress-d136dd2c2c53ab9cbb57f5bb194e2c18http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N96453803.htm08 Sep 2008 03:22:56 GMT Source: Reuters * Hurricane Ike pounds northeastern Cuba * Death toll climbs to 61 in flood-prone Haiti * Ike could threaten U.S. Gulf coast, energy rigs By Jeff Franks HAVANA, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Hurricane ...2008-09-08T05:53+0200alertnetenalertnet-e21e0a60e25958ac8383555181f1fb94EnergyNaturalDisastersEUTerritorieshttp://www.caribbeannetnews.com/article.php?news_id=10472PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): With severe flooding, hundreds dead and hundreds of thousands lacking food and basic provisions, Haiti has been hit badly so far this hurricane season, with four severe storms in less than four weeks. The Caribbean nation has suffered more than its neighbours,2008-09-08T05:45+0200caribbeannetnewsencaribbeannetnews-6a5cdd0ddbf26d06a3129529ef9e0f78AgricultureNaturalDisastersUnitedNationsENVhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N96453803.htm08 Sep 2008 00:25:39 GMT Source: Reuters * Hurricane Ike lashes Cuba coast * Death toll climbs to 47 in flood-prone Haiti * Hurricane could threaten U.S. Gulf coast, energy rigs By Jeff Franks HAVANA, Sept 7 (Reuters) - High winds ...2008-09-08T02:47+0200alertnetenalertnet-f418a6273f03e8f5f0019586786d0e74EnergyNaturalDisastersEMF_HealthEUTerritorieshttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24310440-12335,00.htmlA KEY bridge in Haiti collapsed overnight cutting off the flood-stricken city of Gonaives from desperately needed aid, as at least 20 people were killed in the latest hurricane to batter the impoveris...2008-09-08T00:13+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-52ef87aa6ece0d82842f171603429ea0EchoManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastershttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N96453803.htm07 Sep 2008 21:23:03 GMT Source: Reuters * Hurricane Ike kills 37 in flood-prone Haiti * Cuba evacuates coast as Ike nears * Hurricane could threaten U.S. Gulf coast, energy rigs By Marc Frank HAVANA, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Hurricane Ike ...2008-09-07T23:44+0200alertnetenalertnet-7a3a93c92c3095f36366104d80b7c4bdEnergyNaturalDisastersEMF_HealthEUTerritoriesAgriculturalProdOliveHortTerroristAttackhttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/09/07/hurricane-ike.html?ref=rssHurricane Ike moved toward Cuba on Sunday afternoon after damaging most of the homes on Grand Turk Island earlier in the day.2008-09-07T23:17+0200CBCenCBC-ac1a415f7bca593d95756c8dfcd89242EUTerritoriesNaturalDisastershttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24310440-23109,00.htmlA KEY bridge in Haiti collapsed overnight cutting off the flood-stricken city of Gonaives from desperately needed aid, as at least 20 people were killed in the latest hurricane to batter the impoverished country, officials said. 4:46am (AEST)2008-09-07T21:27+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-314f6d22b6007a9e4c9f1269a6907630EchoManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastershttp://www.caribbeannetnews.com/article.php?news_id=10463HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): The latest hurricane to tear through the Atlantic and Caribbean battered Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas Sunday and was hampering relief efforts in flood-devastated Haiti, as Cuba and the United States gird for the storm's wrath. Hurricane Ike is an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm.2008-09-07T21:23+0200caribbeannetnewsencaribbeannetnews-4b82c28d945a0984a82291cbb49299ecUNbodiesNaturalDisastersEUTerritorieshttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24310423-12335,00.htmlTHE latest hurricane to tear through the Atlantic and Caribbean battered Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas today and was hampering relief efforts in flood-devastated Haiti, as Cuba and the Uni...2008-09-07T21:06+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-ac16d65c02adad9b400b2c626f49e4f3EUTerritoriesNaturalDisastershttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24310423-23109,00.htmlTHE latest hurricane to tear through the Atlantic and Caribbean battered Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas today and was hampering relief efforts in flood-devastated Haiti, as Cuba and the United States braced for the storm's wrath. 2:29am (AEST)2008-09-07T20:42+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-e745c320dfaaf9607cff4c7077874f8bEUTerritoriesNaturalDisastershttp://article.wn.com/view/2008/09/07/Haitians_Flee_Gonaives_Before_Ike_Reaches_Island_d/By JONATHAN M. KATZ Associated Press Writer | GONAIVES, Haiti September 7, 2008 (AP) The Associated Press | FONT SIZE | A man walks through flood waters as he pulls a wheelbarrow loaded with a coffin ... (photo: AP / Ariana Cubillos)2008-09-07T20:16+0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-6ee24f46b90006aa61b3243288c01ad0NaturalDisastershttp://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.dd08b39d9965d639e21b116582ef0b3a.741.htmlHAVANA (AFP) - The latest hurricane to tear through the Atlantic and Caribbean battered Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas Sunday and was hampering relief efforts in flood-devastated Haiti, as Cuba and the United States gird for the storm's wrath.2008-09-07T18:26+0200afp-englishenafp-english-ac60ced66304b704e3012630e829acd1UNbodiesNaturalDisastersEUTerritorieshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080907/ts_afp/caribbeancubausweatherstormAFP - The latest hurricane to tear through the Atlantic and Caribbean battered Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas Sunday and was hampering relief efforts in flood-devastated Haiti, as Cuba and the United States gird for the storm's wrath.2008-09-07T18:24+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-4a4d3910df4aff4226c29fa28acf5c75UNbodiesNaturalDisastersEUTerritorieshttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94357414&ft=1&f=1001Haitians are heading to higher ground to escape massive flooding caused by Tropical Storm Hanna, and they're bracing themselves for Hurricane Ike. More than 150 people have been killed.2008-09-07T01:16+0200NPRnewsenNPRnews-ff74dc88fac669cd74e6e62de5c9e5d9NaturalDisastersHealthENVAirENVFloodingCivilProtectionENVWaterENVhttp://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/60167Receding waters in the starving Haitian city of Gonaives revealed the bodies of more victims killed by Tropical Storm Hanna's floods, as UN peacekeepers and aid groups struggled to feed thousands left hungry by the storm.2008-09-06T11:46+0200dailyexpressendailyexpress-693341bce4c9df4986bcea1a312b49d2NaturalDisastersPeaceKeepinghttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/haiti+flood+death+toll+could+rise/2444967?intcmp=rss_news_itnnewsReceding waters in the starving Haitian city of Gonaives revealed the bodies of more victims killed by Tropical Storm Hanna's floods, as UN peacekeepers and aid groups struggled to feed thousands left hungry by the storm. Officials feared fatalities in Haiti from Hanna could rise above the 163....2008-09-06T11:00+0200channel4newsenchannel4news-42c73b619c4a537af3b406af75f5828fFloodingNaturalDisastershttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1220526721207Death tolls reached 529 in Haiti, as more bodies were discovered on Saturday when Hurricane Hanna flood waters continued to recede. Hanna weakened to become a tropical storm after hitting Haiti. UN peacekeeping troops began handing out food and water to famished Haitians on Friday after the first....2008-09-06T09:18+0200jrepenjrep-e70d61065eadd521651ec3265b2c9bc5FloodingNaturalDisastersPeaceKeepinghttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/2693241/Hanna-death-toll-rises-to-500-as-it-nears-US-coast.htmlTropical storm Hanna is closing in on North and South Carolina with receding flood waters in Haiti revealing the corpses of nearly 500 victims of the deadly weather system.2008-09-06T08:54+0200telegraphentelegraph-82afedaf4a5a82ef93e0e81367b375eaEnergyNaturalDisastersEUTerritorieshttp://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0906/hanna.htmlThere has been a sharp jump in the number of people known to have been killed when tropical storm Hanna struck Haiti earlier this week. The police commissioner in the city of Gonaives said almost 500 bodies were found as flood waters receded. He said a number of people were still missing and that the final figure could be even higher.2008-09-06T08:49+0200RTERadioenRTERadio-ff926beb1b44514bff87ae083c4ee1ddFloodingNaturalDisasters