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Hurricane Sandy: IRC aids Haitian quake survivors in deluged camps


October 26, 2012
By The IRC

Hurricane Sandy lashed Haiti with heavy winds and rain this week, flooding earthquake survivors' camps and tents with garbage.

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IRC prepares to respond as Hurricane Sandy lashes Haiti


October 24, 2012
By The IRC

Hurricane Sandy moves through the Caribbean, October 24, 2012.

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Isaac’s Aftermath: Emergency supplies delivered to Haiti’s neediest families


August 28, 2012
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The IRC has started to distribute emergency supplies to vulnerable people in Haiti's Villambeta and Le Refuge camps.

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How to help rescue lives in Haiti


August 26, 2012
By The IRC

Children look at a tent blown down by the fierce winds of Tropical Storm Isaac when it struck Haiti on Saturday morning. Some 400,000 Haitians still live in tents and makeshift shelters nearly three years after an earthquake devastated Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince.

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After Isaac’s deluge: Shelter, malaria and cholera biggest concerns in Haiti’s camps


August 26, 2012
By Kathleen Sands Adams

These women were among hundreds of thousands of Haitians who rode out Tropical Storm Isaac in tents and makeshift shelters.

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After Isaac: Haitians holding on in the worst of times [Photos]


August 25, 2012
By The IRC
Photos: Emily Bishop/IRC and Miriam Castaneda/IRC
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Tropical Storm Isaac strikes Haiti, IRC responding


August 25, 2012
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Tropical Storm Isaac nears landfall in Haiti, IRC teams poised to deliver aid


August 24, 2012
By The IRC

Tropical Storm Isaac on August 23, 2012

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Tropical Storm Isaac: IRC teams in Haiti ready to respond with emergency relief

Tropical Storm Isaac as it moved across the Caribbean toward Haiti on Thursday (Photo: NASA)

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - 24 Aug 2012 -  

As Tropical Storm Isaac bears down on Haiti, the International Rescue Committee is monitoring the situation and is ready to send teams already on the ground to assess damage and deliver emergency assistance to Haitians affected by the storm.

Isaac is expected to hit Haiti with gale-force winds and as much as a foot of rain when it makes landfall later today.

International Youth Day: How young people power change after a crisis


August 10, 2012
By The IRC

In the wake of emergencies like the 2010 Haiti earthquake, young people have organized themselves in a positive and forceful way to help their communities recover and rebuild. 

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