Foreigners flee Haiti as rebels advance and unrest spreads
Scores of foreigners including missionaries and aid workers leave Haiti amid a two week rebel uprising that has driven police from towns in the north. At Toussaint Louverture airport over 200 Americans French and Canadians sought flights out as gunfire and arson mark the capital’s turmoil.
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Cedar Rapids Native Chooses to Stay in Haiti Amid Warnings
Renee Dietrich, a Cedar Rapids native and director of development for St. Joseph's Home for Boys in Port au Prince, says she will remain in Haiti despite U.S. warnings to leave. She cites commitment to the children and her home in Haiti while noting potential funding losses as exodus affects donations.
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