Before Sandy devastated New York, New Jersey, and other parts of the U.S., it hit Haiti, heaping new misery onto a country that has already seen far more than its share. Still recovering from 2010’s monster earthquake, the western hemisphere’s poorest country has suffered cholera outbreaks, drought, and the damage of Tropical Storm Isaac in August. Now, add Sandy’s wrath.

The tropical storm watch for Haiti has been upgraded to a tropical storm warning. Tropical Storm Emily is reportedly moving at 70 km/h in a westward direction across the Caribbean Sea and is expected to reach Port-au-Prince in the early morning of Thursday, 4 August (late Wednesday night).

It’s Wednesday, and there is a sense of tremendous apprehension here in Port-au-Prince. Tropical Storm Tomas is making his way towards Haiti. He still hasn’t fully revealed his final destination or how much strength he will amass. He’s leaving us guessing.

Imagine my surprise when

Ten years ago, Hurricane Mitch ripped into Honduras with merciless force, sweeping away bridges and roads, demolishing whole villages and turning mountainsides into mudslides. The storm

For many children around the world, fall means it’s time to go back to school after the long summer holiday. Not so this year in Haiti, which has been pummeled by four back-to-back hurricanes in the past few weeks. Storm winds and floods have destroyed many thousands of homes and businesses, left large parts of the country under several feet of mud, and disrupted the lives of 800,000 people