Poverty in Haiti
A lot of Haiti's poverty is derived from their location. Smacked dab in the middle of the Caribbean sea, the breeding ground of hurricanes, Haiti is hit all the time with natural disasters.
http://www.unicef.org/appeals/images/HAC2013_Haiti_web.jpg
Current Event 5/14/2013
At first the government and local people were open and allowing to the tent camps that filled with people after their homes were destroyed in 2010 from the earthquake. However, three years later, their patience has run a bit dry and confrontation has arose due to wanting them off their land.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51879154/ns/world_news-haiti/t/eviction-fears-haunt-haiti-camps-after-attacks/#.UZ5qa1eTgwA
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51879154/ns/world_news-haiti/t/eviction-fears-haunt-haiti-camps-after-attacks/#.UZ5qa1eTgwA
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