Children succumbing to malnutrition in Haiti (Deseret Morning News)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti The 5-year-old teetered on broomstick legs he weighed less than 20 pounds, even after days of drinking enriched milk. Nearby, a 4-year-old girl hung from a strap attached to a scale, her wide eyes lifeless, her emaciated arms dangling weakly.
Aid workers: 26 malnourished children die in Haiti (AP via Yahoo! News)
At least 26 severely malnourished children have died in recent days in Haiti, and aid groups fear many more deaths unless more help comes quickly to this impoverished Caribbean country.
Hunger Plagues Haiti After Storm Wipes Out Food Supply (Fox News)
At least 26 severely malnourished children have died in the past four weeks in the remote region of Baie d'Orange in Haiti's southeast
Haiti's children starve as meager food stocks keep shrinking (Arizona Daily Star)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The 5-year-old teetered on broomstick legs — he weighed less than 20 pounds, even after days of drinking enriched milk. Nearby, a 4-year-old girl hung from a strap attached to a scale, her wide eyes lifeless, her emaciated arms dangling weakly.
Children dying in Haiti, victims of food crisis (San Jose Mercury News)
In pockets of Haiti accessible only by donkey or foot, children are dying of malnutrition '” their already meager food supply cut by a series of devastating storms that destroyed crops, wiped out livestock and sent food prices spiraling.
