Before Deadly Earthquake Hit Haiti, A Deadlier Water Crisis Remained

The Huffington Post reported today that before the earthquake in Haiti hit, Haiti already had been plagued by a much greater crisis.  With approximately 10 Million citizens, Haiti reports that in recent years half of all the deaths of its citizens are related to the lack of clean water.   If something is not done to address this crisis, then 5 Million of the current 10 million citizens will stand to die due to this crisis.  This estimated death toll would clearly exceeds the current death toll in Haiti that stems from the recent earthquake.  Haiti is not the only nation struck by a water crisis; reports show that 1 billion people in the world do not have access to clean water.  More has to be done, more can be done!

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2 Responses to “Before Deadly Earthquake Hit Haiti, A Deadlier Water Crisis Remained”

1. kPak says:

   February 1, 2010 at 5:41 pm

   Wow, I didn’t realize all this was going on. Thanks for the great article.

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   February 1, 2010 at 5:43 pm

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