Haiti's Tent Cities Brace for the Rainy Season

The Presidential Palace
Richard Mosse for TIME

The Presidential Palace
The 35,000 people who set up their tents in the park across from the Presidential Palace thought they would be closest to aid because of the proximity of ministries and the police, but it is a terrible place to be when it rains. Residents often spend soggy nights awake and standing because they cannot lie down in the pooling waters.

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