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![]() ![]() The Telegraph is reporting that Hillary Clinton said : “It is biblical, the tragedy that continues to stalk Haiti and the Haitian people,” referring to the long history of natural disasters plaguing the Caribbean country. “Here is a timeline of some of the worst natural disasters to batter Haiti: 1770: Strong earthquake devastates Port-au-Prince in then French colony. 1842: Earthquake destroys Cap-Haitien and other cities in northern Haiti and Dominican Republic. 1935: Unnamed storm kills more than 2,000 in Haiti before moving on to Florida as hurricane, where 400 die. 1946: Magnitude-8.1 quake strikes Dominican Republic and Haiti, causing tsunami that kills 1,790 people. 1954: Hurricane Hazel kills hundreds in Haiti. 1963: Hurricane Flora leaves more than 6,000 dead in Haiti and Cuba. 1994: Hurricane Gordon blamed for hundreds of deaths in Haiti. 1998: Hurricane Georges destroys 80 percent of Haiti’s crops while killing more than 400. May 2004: Three days of heavy rains cause floods that kill more than 2,600. September 2004: Tropical Storm Jeanne causes flooding and landslides that kill 1,900 and leave 200,000 homeless in Gonaives, Haiti’s third-largest city. October 2007: Tropical Storm Noel triggers mudslides and floods, killing at least 57 Haitians. August and September 2008: Three hurricanes and tropical storm kill some 800 in Haiti, devastate crops and cause $1 billion in damage. Jan. 12, 2010: Magnitude-7.0 quake levels buildings in Port-Au-Prince, raising fears of tens of thousands of deaths. ”
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