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A Look at Life in Haiti, Part 1/2

A Look at Life in Haiti, Part 1/2
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A woman holds freshly baked bread as others await to collect theirs at a bakery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 26, 2021. (Photo by Claudia Daut/Reuters)

A woman holds freshly baked bread as others await to collect theirs at a bakery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 26, 2021. (Photo by Claudia Daut/Reuters)

Women walk along the roadside as they head towards a market in Fermate, Haiti, October 26, 2021. (Photo by Claudia Daut/Reuters)

Women walk along the roadside as they head towards a market in Fermate, Haiti, October 26, 2021. (Photo by Claudia Daut/Reuters)

A man spreads his arms apart in smoke created by burning garbage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, October 26, 2021, during a general strike and fuel shortages. Worker unions along with residents called for a general strike to demand the end of kidnappings, violence and insecurity in the streets. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

A man spreads his arms apart in smoke created by burning garbage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, October 26, 2021, during a general strike and fuel shortages. Worker unions along with residents called for a general strike to demand the end of kidnappings, violence and insecurity in the streets. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

A pedestrian passes a burning roadblock set by anti-government protesters in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, October 28, 2021. Haiti is struggling with a spike in gang-related kidnappings after President Jovenel Moïse was fatally shot at his private residence on July 7, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake killed more than 2,200 people in August and severe fuel shortages. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

A pedestrian passes a burning roadblock set by anti-government protesters in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, October 28, 2021. Haiti is struggling with a spike in gang-related kidnappings after President Jovenel Moïse was fatally shot at his private residence on July 7, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake killed more than 2,200 people in August and severe fuel shortages. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

Haitian National Police patrols the streets during the third day of a general strike and lack of transportation, amid a fuel shortage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on October 27, 2021. (Photo by Ricardo Arduengo/AFP Photo)

Haitian National Police patrols the streets during the third day of a general strike and lack of transportation, amid a fuel shortage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on October 27, 2021. (Photo by Ricardo Arduengo/AFP Photo)

A man walks with a mattress balanced on his head in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, October 27, 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

A man walks with a mattress balanced on his head in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, October 27, 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

A man walks past balancing empty gas canisters on his head, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, October 27, 2021. (Photo by Joseph Odelyn/AP Photo)

A man walks past balancing empty gas canisters on his head, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, October 27, 2021. (Photo by Joseph Odelyn/AP Photo)

People push a police car that ran out of gas, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, October 27, 2021. (Photo by Joseph Odelyn/AP Photo)

People push a police car that ran out of gas, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, October 27, 2021. (Photo by Joseph Odelyn/AP Photo)

Omide Marechal, 61, holds her 26-day-old grandson Peterson Espadieu on a hospital bed at the Centre Hospitalier du Sacre-Coeur in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 28, 2021. Peterson's mother died during childbirth. Haiti's hospitals are at risk of closing for lack of fuel and the lives of hundreds of thousands of women and children are at risk, United Nations children's agency UNICEF reported. (Photo by Adrees Latif/Reuters)

Omide Marechal, 61, holds her 26-day-old grandson Peterson Espadieu on a hospital bed at the Centre Hospitalier du Sacre-Coeur in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 28, 2021. Peterson’s mother died during childbirth. Haiti’s hospitals are at risk of closing for lack of fuel and the lives of hundreds of thousands of women and children are at risk, United Nations children’s agency UNICEF reported. (Photo by Adrees Latif/Reuters)

A man carries containers used for oil and gasoline during fuel shortages in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on October 30, 2021. (Photo by Adrees Latif/Reuters)

A man carries containers used for oil and gasoline during fuel shortages in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on October 30, 2021. (Photo by Adrees Latif/Reuters)

Cars line up as people wait with motorcycles and plastic containers at a gas station amid a nationwide shortage of fuel, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on October 31, 2021. (Photo by Ralph Tedy Erol/Reuters)

Cars line up as people wait with motorcycles and plastic containers at a gas station amid a nationwide shortage of fuel, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on October 31, 2021. (Photo by Ralph Tedy Erol/Reuters)

A man lights a candle at an altar during ceremonies honoring the Haitian Vodou spirit of Baron Samedi and Gede at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, November 1, 2021. Followers of Vodou join the Fete Gede celebration of the spirits, equivalent to the Roman Catholic festivity of the Day of the Dead and All Saints Day. (Photo by Joseph Odelyn/AP Photo)

A man lights a candle at an altar during ceremonies honoring the Haitian Vodou spirit of Baron Samedi and Gede at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, November 1, 2021. Followers of Vodou join the Fete Gede celebration of the spirits, equivalent to the Roman Catholic festivity of the Day of the Dead and All Saints Day. (Photo by Joseph Odelyn/AP Photo)

A goat inspects flowers on a sculpture of Baron Samedi and Gede during a ceremony honoring the Haitian Vodou spirit at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, November 1 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

A goat inspects flowers on a sculpture of Baron Samedi and Gede during a ceremony honoring the Haitian Vodou spirit at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, November 1 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

People gather inside a church on the Fete Gede celebration of spirits Vodou holiday at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, November 1 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

People gather inside a church on the Fete Gede celebration of spirits Vodou holiday at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, November 1 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

A person touches a monument to Baron Samedi and Gede during a ceremony honoring the Haitian Vodou spirit at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, November 1, 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

A person touches a monument to Baron Samedi and Gede during a ceremony honoring the Haitian Vodou spirit at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, November 1, 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

A person believed to be possessed with the Gede spirit holds sculls during a ceremony honoring the Haitian Vodou spirit of Baron Samedi and Gede at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, November 1, 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

A person believed to be possessed with the Gede spirit holds sculls during a ceremony honoring the Haitian Vodou spirit of Baron Samedi and Gede at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, November 1, 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

A person believed to be possessed with the spirit of Gede attends a ceremony honoring the Vodou spirit of Baron Samedi and Gede at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, November 1, 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

A person believed to be possessed with the spirit of Gede attends a ceremony honoring the Vodou spirit of Baron Samedi and Gede at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, November 1, 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

People attend the Fete Gede celebration of spirits holiday at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, November 1, 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

People attend the Fete Gede celebration of spirits holiday at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, November 1, 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

People believed to be possessed with the Gede spirit hold a ceremony honoring the Haitian Vodou spirit of Baron Samedi and Gede at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, November 1, 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

People believed to be possessed with the Gede spirit hold a ceremony honoring the Haitian Vodou spirit of Baron Samedi and Gede at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, November 1, 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

A person believed to be possessed with the Gede spirit is doused with while powder during a ceremony honoring the Haitian Vodou spirit of Baron Samedi and Gede at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, November 1, 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

A person believed to be possessed with the Gede spirit is doused with while powder during a ceremony honoring the Haitian Vodou spirit of Baron Samedi and Gede at the National Cemetery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, November 1, 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

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