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Haiti pleads for help
Haiti needs help. Floods from four killer storms in less than a month destroyed at least half of the country’s food harvest. Thousands of Haitians roam muddy streets looking for food and shelter. Authorities say the country needs $57 million to recover, but it has only received $1 million. Full Story | Video | Mia Farrow : 'Haiti is shattered'

World Food Programme
American Red Cross
Save the Children
UNICEF
InterAction
Hope For Haiti


  
One man's surprise harvest
Tony Madone has donated his crops to charity for 13 years. The Colorado farmer gives to food banks, which are suffering shortages across the country. But when Madone recently fell ill, he discovered he had reaped an unexpected harvest elsewhere. Video

Feeding America
Society of St. Andrew
Houston Food Bank
The Food Project
Emergency Food Network

Economic hurricane hits Galveston
The economic news from Wall Street may be grim, but it may be worse in Galveston, Texas. The damage caused by Hurricane Ike has caused residents to wonder whether their town’s economy will ever recover from the storm’s destruction. Video | Many who died stayed in Ike's fury

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India suffers worst flooding in 50 years
The desperate looks on the faces above only hint at the scale of the tragedy. The worst flooding in five decades in Bihar, India, has killed at least 2,000 people, displaced millions and destroyed 100 villages. Authorities say relief groups are overwhelmed – and more rain is expected. Full story | Video

World Vision
Save the Children
Catholic Relief Services
UNICEF
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

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