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January 29, 2010

Haitians Storm Food Sites as Hospitals Report Medicine Shortages
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Haiti continues to see scenes of chaos as desperate earthquake survivors
seek food and water. On Thursday, a large crowd broke through the gates
of a government building to storm a group of trucks holding bags of
rice. Hospitals continue to report dire shortages of medical supplies,
including antibiotics and painkillers. One hospital in Jacmel says it’s
treating around 500 patients a day, many of them for the first time. The
official death toll remains at around 170,000, although it’s expected
top 200,000.



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