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Chapin Church group stranded in Haiti amid protest

Alexis Frazier,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- A group of volunteers from a Chapin Church are stranded in Haiti amid continued demonstrations in the capital of Port-au-Prince and a northern city following a fuel price hike. Chapin United Methodist Church wrote in a post to Facebook saying, “Please continue to pray for the nation of Haiti, and for the mission teams including one from…
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Hurricane Matthew relief effort in Haiti enters new phase

ABC Columbia Site Staff

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (AP) _ An international relief effort for victims of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti is entering a more advanced stage. A second U.S. military ship arrived offshore Thursday to help with relief efforts from a storm that the Haitian government says killed nearly 500 people. U.N. convoys and non-government organizations are also now reaching some previously cut-off…