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More than 2,200 people were killed during the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that shook Southern Haiti on August 14, 2021. More than 130,000 houses were damaged or destroyed as well. There are several camps surrounding the southern coastal city of Les Cayes where residents are still waiting for government assistance. In an effort of the property owner trying to take back the land where the refugees settled, property owners have ripped apart the shacks, thrown rocks at families and tried to set the camp on fire twice in recent months.
The government says it has planted 400 tons of beans, cleaned 10,000 meters of canals, distributed 22,000 bags of fertilizer and donated more than 300,000 baskets filled with basic goods. It has provided $100 each to vulnerable people in tens of thousands of homes across the south. However, more than 250,000 children still have no access to adequate schools and that the majority of 1,250 schools destroyed or damaged have not been rebuilt.