‘They don’t come for us’: Haitians face agonising wait for help after quake
by Joe Parkin Daniels in Haiti from on (#5NV58)
People in need of water, food and shelter are fending for themselves as aid response complicated by heavy rain, gangs and distrust of international agencies
On the morning a catastrophic earthquake struck southern Haiti, Jackson Mason, a barber, was picking up water and other shopping from Cavaillon's bustling market.
The earth below me started to shake - people were thrown into the air, others yelled, praying to Jesus to save them," Mason, 35, says. Everything flew in the air, even the wallets in people's hands."
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