Many still seeking food, shelter a year after Haiti quake

By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO
Associated Press

LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southern Haiti a year ago, killing more than 2,200 people. More than 130,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. And thousands of impoverished people remain living in makeshift shelters and tents, still waiting for help. The government says it has planted 400 tons of beans, donated 300,000 baskets of basic goods and given $100 each to vulnerable people. But UNICEF warned last week that more than 250,000 children still have no access to adequate schools and that the majority of 1,250 schools destroyed or damaged have not been rebuilt. It said violence and a lack of funds have delayed reconstruction.