Displaced people of Haiti

Dawn.com Published March 5, 2012
A Haitian child stands inside his home with his meal on March 3, 2012 in the border town of Tierra Nueva, Dominican Republic. The Dominican border is a poor and neglected part of the country that depends on trade with neighboring Haiti. Many of the area residents are Haitian or of Haitian decent with thousands having poured across the border after the earthquake in January 2010 in search of jobs and homes. ?AFP Photo
A Haitian child stands inside his home with his meal on March 3, 2012 in the border town of Tierra Nueva, Dominican Republic. The Dominican border is a poor and neglected part of the country that depends on trade with neighboring Haiti. Many of the area residents are Haitian or of Haitian decent with thousands having poured across the border after the earthquake in January 2010 in search of jobs and homes. ?AFP Photo
In this picture taken on Feb. 9, 2012, a child guides a group of blind people, displaced by the 2010 earthquake, in a single file, hand to arm, at La Piste camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. While more than a million people displaced by the 2010 quake ended up in post-apocalyptic-like tent cities, some of the homeless disabled population landed in the near-model community of La Piste, a settlement of plywood shelters along tidy gravel lanes. However, the rare respite for the estimated 500-plus people living at the camp
In this picture taken on Feb. 9, 2012, a child guides a group of blind people, displaced by the 2010 earthquake, in a single file, hand to arm, at La Piste camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. While more than a million people displaced by the 2010 quake ended up in post-apocalyptic-like tent cities, some of the homeless disabled population landed in the near-model community of La Piste, a settlement of plywood shelters along tidy gravel lanes. However, the rare respite for the estimated 500-plus people living at the camp
In this picture taken on Feb. 12, 2012, a child whose leg whose right leg was amputated due to an injury suffered in the 2010 earthquake climbs a fence to get to his clothes hanging out to dry at La Piste camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. ?AP Photo
In this picture taken on Feb. 12, 2012, a child whose leg whose right leg was amputated due to an injury suffered in the 2010 earthquake climbs a fence to get to his clothes hanging out to dry at La Piste camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. ?AP Photo
In this picture taken on Feb. 15, 2012, Joseph Clodise, 25, with visual disabilities reads in Braille at the entrance of his home at La Piste camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. ?AP Photo
In this picture taken on Feb. 15, 2012, Joseph Clodise, 25, with visual disabilities reads in Braille at the entrance of his home at La Piste camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. ?AP Photo
In this picture taken on Feb. 11, 2012, Gobert Loulien, 36, a former construction worker and father of four, whose left leg was amputated due to an injury suffered in the 2010 earthquake, makes repairs on the roof of his bathhouse at La Piste camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. ?AP Photo
In this picture taken on Feb. 11, 2012, Gobert Loulien, 36, a former construction worker and father of four, whose left leg was amputated due to an injury suffered in the 2010 earthquake, makes repairs on the roof of his bathhouse at La Piste camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. ?AP Photo
In this picture taken on Feb. 15, 2012, a child jumps rope at La Piste camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. ?AP Photo
In this picture taken on Feb. 15, 2012, a child jumps rope at La Piste camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. ?AP Photo
In this picture taken on Feb. 16, 2012, a resident of La Piste camp, Jean Lacroix, 27, whose right leg was amputated due to an injury suffered in a motorcycle accident, rides a public taxi to soccer practice in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. ?AP Photo
In this picture taken on Feb. 16, 2012, a resident of La Piste camp, Jean Lacroix, 27, whose right leg was amputated due to an injury suffered in a motorcycle accident, rides a public taxi to soccer practice in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. ?AP Photo
In this picture taken on Feb. 12, 2012, a boy stands next to his mother as she visits a neighbor sitting in a wheelchair at La Piste camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti .?AP Photo
In this picture taken on Feb. 12, 2012, a boy stands next to his mother as she visits a neighbor sitting in a wheelchair at La Piste camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti .?AP Photo
In this picture taken on Feb. 23, 2012, amputees, some whose limbs were amputated due to injuries suffered in the 2010 earthquake, play soccer at La Piste camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. ?AP Photo
In this picture taken on Feb. 23, 2012, amputees, some whose limbs were amputated due to injuries suffered in the 2010 earthquake, play soccer at La Piste camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. ?AP Photo
In this picture taken on Feb. 22, 2012, Komberline Herard, 7, poses for a photo after having her face made-up for a carnival celebration at La Piste camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.?AP Photo
In this picture taken on Feb. 22, 2012, Komberline Herard, 7, poses for a photo after having her face made-up for a carnival celebration at La Piste camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.?AP Photo
A woman walks outside of her home on March 3, 2012 in the border town of Tierra Nueva, Dominican Republic. The Dominican border is a poor and neglected part of the country that depends on trade with neighboring Haiti. Many of the area residents are Haitian or of Haitian descent with thousands having poured across the border after the earthquake in January 2010 in search of jobs and homes. ? AFP Photo
A woman walks outside of her home on March 3, 2012 in the border town of Tierra Nueva, Dominican Republic. The Dominican border is a poor and neglected part of the country that depends on trade with neighboring Haiti. Many of the area residents are Haitian or of Haitian descent with thousands having poured across the border after the earthquake in January 2010 in search of jobs and homes. ? AFP Photo

While more than a million people displaced by the 2010 quake ended up in post-apocalyptic-like tent cities, some of the homeless disabled population landed in the near-model community of La Piste, a settlement of plywood shelters along tidy gravel lanes. However, the rare respite for the estimated 500-plus people living at the camp is coming to an end as the government moves to reclaim the land.

— Photos by Agencies

 

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