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Last Updated: Wednesday, 22 September, 2004, 15:12 GMT 16:12 UK
In Pictures: Haiti floods
An aerial picture of flooding in Gonaives, Haiti
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Flooding caused by Tropical Storm Jeanne has left large areas of north-west Haiti under water, killing at least 700 people and forcing thousands from their homes.
People live on roofs in the Haitian city of Gonaives
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In the city of Gonaives, people are living on roofs, as their homes have become uninhabitable.
Dead flood victims are collected after Haiti's floods
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Rescue workers are collecting bodies from the floods and burying them quickly in mass graves, to try to prevent the spread of disease.
Residents flee their town carrying sacks of rice in Gonaives, Haiti
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Residents have left their homes in Gonaives and elsewhere, carrying meagre belongings or sacks of foodstuffs like rice.
A World Food Programme truck nearly overturns delivering supplies in Haiti
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A World Food Programme truck nearly overturns after missing a road while trying to drive through muddy waters with much-needed supplies of food.
A woman and her baby look for somewhere to sleep after floods in Haiti
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Margaret Juenne wanders the streets of Gonaives, looking for somewhere to sleep. Seven members of her family were killed in the floods - though she managed to save her baby Stanley.




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