Haiti's dead are remembered five years after devastating earthquake

Haiti's dead are remembered five years after devastating earthquake

The people of Haiti have been remembering the dead from five years ago when a devastating earthquake killed more 300,000 people.br br President Michel Martelly and his wife laid a floral tribute at a memorial which is currently under construction for the victims of one of the worst natural disasters of modern times.br br Survivor Willmarc Jean gave his account of what happened: br br “January 12 changed my life, I never thought I would have to live with a disability. After I lost my leg I felt I had lost my courage, I thought my life had ended, but I was wrong. As you can see, a person with a disability is a person like anyone else.”br br The 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck in the early evening, collapsing concrete buildings by the tens of thousands in the densely populated, impoverished capital of Port-Au-Prince.


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Uploaded: 2015-01-13

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