American Influence Podcast: Haiti in crisis

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Bill Clinton arrives in Haiti and called for the relief effort to be stepped up. The response from around the world has overwhelmed Haiti’s airports and roads, and the bottlenecks for aid and vital necessities like food and water are already fueling frustration. 

This episode of the podcast stays on the story from Haiti and the US response. We go to the BBC’s Andy Gallacher for the view from the ground in Port-au-Prince. The World’s Katy Clark talked with some Haitian-Americans in Boston. And then, correspondent Amy Bracken – who’s been reporting from Haiti for several years – has a reporter’s notebook.

Looking at the images coming out of Haiti, it’s striking how far the relief effort has yet to go to reach so many of the victims. And then, beyond that, how far this tiny nation will still have to go just to get back to where it was before the earthquake.

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Matthew Bell