Tensions rise in Haiti as aid struggles to reach the most vulnerable: "We feel left behind"
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As Haiti continues to reel from the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people, the biggest challenge is getting food and medical care to survivors — but residents say it's not happening fast enough.
Since Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard has medevaced over 200 people — in the remote village of Annette, they transported 20 critically injured people to the capital, Port-au-Prince. One woman who is located outside of Les Cayes, which is very close to the epicenter of the earthquake, says there's much more work to be done.
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