Launched this Special Edition on MONDAY September 27, 2021: 'DANCING IN THE RUBBLE: 'IF THERE IS LIFE, THERE IS HOPE' :: Part FIVE: ETERNAL FAITH, by all time photography Pulitzer Prize Winner: ZUMA Press Wire's Star Photojournalist and Story Teller, CAROL GUZY. August 14, 2021, local time 9:30.09, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake added another chapter of desperate times to Haiti's long sad history. ZUMA sent Guzy to quake's epicenter area: Village of Maniche, population of 22K. The Caribbean Island nation in the grip of yet another humanitarian crisis. On good days, life is desperate. Welcome to: 'DANCING IN THE RUBBLE: Chapter 5: FRACTURED CHURCHES: Eternal Faith
© Special Edition Story #806: Launched this Special Edition on MONDAY September 27, 2021: 'DANCING IN THE RUBBLE: 'IF THERE IS LIFE, THERE IS HOPE' :: Part FIVE: ETERNAL FAITH, by all time photography Pulitzer Prize Winner: ZUMA Press Wire's Star Photojournalist and Story Teller, CAROL GUZY. August 14, 2021, local time 9:30.09, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake added another chapter of desperate times to Haiti's long sad history. ZUMA sent Guzy to quake's epicenter area: Village of Maniche, population of 22K. The Caribbean Island nation in the grip of yet another humanitarian crisis. On good days, life is desperate. Welcome to: 'DANCING IN THE RUBBLE: Chapter 5: FRACTURED CHURCHES: Eternal Faith
Chapter 5: FRACTURED CHURCHES: Eternal Faith. August 14, 2021, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southern Haiti, damaging hundreds of churches. Almost everyone in Haiti has a strong faith and belief system. Vodou remains the soul of Haitian people. Haiti, the saying goes, is “70% Catholic, 30% Protestant, and 100% Vodou''. Worship centers for all groups, have been crippled. Repairing and rebuilding will be an enormous challenge and take years to re-build. Chapter 5 of Dancing in the Rubble is a look at Haitian indestructible faith, despite the physical harm to their religions gathering landmarks: Chapter 5: FRACTURED CHURCHES.
© Dancing In The Rubble: Chapter 5: FRACTURED CHURCHES: Eternal Faith. August 14, 2021, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southern Haiti, damaging hundreds of churches. Almost everyone in Haiti has a strong faith and belief system. Vodou remains the soul of Haitian people. Haiti, the saying goes, is “70% Catholic, 30% Protestant, and 100% Vodou''. Worship centers for all groups, have been crippled. Repairing and rebuilding will be an enormous challenge and take years to re-build. Chapter 5 of Dancing in the Rubble is a look at Haitian indestructible faith, despite the physical harm to their religions gathering landmarks: Chapter 5: FRACTURED CHURCHES.
A woman grieves during a funeral for Augustine Fortune who died in the massive earthquake that was held in a destroyed church and later a procession passed the rubble of homes and shattered lives in Maniche.
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An attendee with white hat and veil pays her respects to the deceased during a funeral for Augustine Fortune who died in the massive earthquake that shook the region. The funeral was held in a destroyed church in Maniche.
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Family members sit near the coffin as they attend a funeral for Augustine Fortune who died in the massive earthquake. The funeral was held in a destroyed church and a procession passed the rubble of homes and shattered lives in Maniche.
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EMMANUEL GERMAIN weeps for his mother is distraught as he weeps for his mother during a funeral for Augustine Fortune who died when her home collapsed during the massive earthquake. The funeral was held in a destroyed church and a procession passed the rubble of homes and shattered lives in Maniche.
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A family member collapses on the coffin during the funeral for Augustine Fortune who died in the massive earthquake. The funeral was held in the open air outside a destroyed church and a procession passed the rubble of homes and shattered lives in Maniche.
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Family members walk the rubble filled streets during the funeral for Augustine Fortune who died in the massive earthquake. The funeral held in a destroyed church and a procession passed the rubble of homes and shattered lives in Maniche.
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Two processions pass during funeral for Augustine Fortune who died in the massive earthquake as the processions pass the rubble of homes and shattered lives in Maniche.
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A family member grieves during the funeral for Augustine Fortune who died in the recent massive earthquake. The funeral was held in a destroyed church and a procession passed the rubble of homes and shattered lives in Maniche.
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A funeral for Augustine Fortune who died in the massive earthquake was held in a destroyed church and a procession passed the rubble of homes and shattered lives in Maniche.
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Grieving for lost loved ones, Haitians cope with the aftermath of a massive earthquake as they bury Augustine Fortune in Maniche.
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A damaged headstone lays broken on the ground in a graveyard in Maniche, as Haitians cope with the aftermath of a massive earthquake. Many people attend worship services among in the rubble of broken churches.
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A survivor prays as Haitians cope with the aftermath of a massive earthquake as they attend worship services and remember lost loved ones, in the rubble of broken churches in Maniche.
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A little girl in a pink dress walks to church through rubble filled streets as Haitians cope with the aftermath of a massive earthquake and attend worship services in the rubble of broken churches in Maniche.
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The faithful listen to the service as Haitians cope with the aftermath of a massive earthquake and attend worship services in the rubble of broken churches in Maniche.
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Hands held high as the faithful pray during Sunday service amid the rubble of their church as Haitians cope with the aftermath of a massive earthquake in Maniche.
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A young boy listens to the service as Haitians cope with the aftermath of a massive earthquake and attend worship services in the rubble of broken churches in Maniche.
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The faithful listen during a church service as Haitians cope with the aftermath of a massive earthquake as they attend worship services in the rubble of broken churches in Maniche.
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The faithful listen during a church service as Haitians cope with the aftermath of a massive earthquake as they attend worship services in the rubble of broken churches in Maniche.
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A worshiper prays outside as Haitians cope with the aftermath of a massive earthquake as they attend worship services in the rubble of broken churches in Maniche.
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Worshipers attend church service outside in the rubble of broken churches as Haitians cope with the aftermath of a massive earthquake in Maniche.
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Friends greet one another during an outdoor church service, as Haitians cope with the aftermath of a massive earthquake as they attend worship services in the rubble of broken churches in Maniche.
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With a blue flower in her a hair a young girl listens to the outdoor church service, as Haitians cope with the aftermath of a massive earthquake as they attend worship services in the rubble of broken churches in Maniche.
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A bible lays on the church concrete floor, as Haitians cope with the aftermath of a massive earthquake and attend worship services in the rubble of broken churches in Maniche.
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