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The prettily named village of Marceline is 30 minutes' drive north of Les Cayes.
The town of Les Cayes was badly affected by the magnitude 7.2 earthquake on 14 August. Perhaps one in six buildings collapsed.Kelly Phildor was a 15-year-old boy who was preparing for a new school term. When the quake hit, a wall made of chunks of heavy cement and rock fell on top of him. It broke both of his legs and his skull. He didn't stand a chance.
Margaret Maurice and her eight children managed to survive their house collapsing with only minor injuries."Do I have to scream to get the government's attention," she says, "or are we being left to die?"The government, aid agencies and the international community have all promised help.The medical centre - a place where people could perhaps have sorted supplies - was also flattened.Here in the mountains it can get cold and wet at night.
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