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Six-months after a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, most people are still struggling to survive. The January 12th quake killed between 230,000 to 300,000 people, made over a million people homeless, and destroyed an estimated 230,000 homes and 50,000 businesses. Three point one billion dollars in humanitarian aid flowed into Haiti in the months following the quake, but there are still 1.6 million people living in relief camps. According to the New York Times, at the current rate that rubble is being removed, it will take over 20 years to just clear the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Clean-up at the quake\u2019s epicenter of Leogane is moving particularly slowly as all the work is being done by hand without the help of any machinery. For their backbreaking work residents are being paid $5 a day. According to the town\u2019s mayor, Alec Santos, \u201cI heard there was [sic] so many millions going to Haiti, but I haven\u2019t seen it. I\u2019ve heard a lot of promises. Promises, promises, promises. I\u2019m hoping in the next few months I\u2019ll see some results.\u201d Meanwhile, the Haiti Reconstruction Commission, a UN agency being chaired by President Clinton, will soon oversee the first installment of a nearly $10 billion aid package to help with long term rebuilding. Reconstruction could yield a brighter future for Haiti but with high unemployment, a history of exploitation, and limited land, real progress is anything but assured. <\/p>\n