Haiti vulnerable as season's 1st storm looms

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

MABRIYOLE, Haiti -- Venecia Louis nearly starved last year after four tropical storms pummeled Haiti. Now the 4-year-old's cheeks are pudgier, but her hair is thin and her stomach is swollen -- both telltale signs of malnutrition.

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