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Back-to-back storms leave Haiti farms reeling from their impact

31-Aug-2008
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By Jonathan M. Katz, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A woman walks through a banana plantation damaged by Hurricane Gustav in Fauche, Haiti, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ariana Cubillos FAUCHE, Haiti - Looking over his field of toppled banana trees, Jean Tilhomme Fontius said he had no choice but to raise prices on a staple fruit in this food-starved country after Hurricane Gustav battered his crop. "I... [read full story]                    

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