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Delmas District: Camp Caradeux

delmas district: In the Delmas district in the north of the capital, Port-au-Prince, Camp Caradeux sprang up as a temporary home for 20,000 displaced people, according to The Chronicle Herald. Promises of new permanent homes have failed to materialize and Haiti's economy remains weak, leaving camp residents with nowhere to go. For many of those left homeless, life hasn't yet returned to normal. As a result, the camp is transforming into a village as people build cinderblock homes and try to create more normal lives. For many, the anniversary of the quake was made more painful by President Donald Trump's reported remarks questioning why the U.S. would accept more people from Haiti and shithole countries in Africa rather than places like Norway. Associated Press photographer Chery Dieu-Nalio visited Caradeux on the approach of the quake anniversary to document the life of its residents, who are selling charcoal, cutting hair and pursuing other jobs so they can slowly accumulate the money to build houses. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.