Just 2 percent of quake debris in Haiti cleared
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — From the dusty rock mounds lining the streets to a National Palace which looks like it's vomiting concrete from its core, rubble is one of the most visible reminders of the Haiti's devastating earthquake.
Rubble is everywhere in this capital city: cracked slabs, busted-up cinder blocks, half-destroyed buildings that still spill bricks and pulverized concrete on the sidewalks. Some places look as though they have been flipped upside down, or are sinking to the ground, or listing precariously to one side.
By some estimates, the quake left about 25 million cubic meters of debris in Port-au-Prince — more than seven times the amount of concrete used to build the Hoover Dam. So far, only about two percent has been cleared, which means the city looks pretty much as it did a month after the Jan. 12 quake.
Government officials and outside aid groups say rubble removal is the priority before Haiti can rebuild.
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