Haitians Hold Day Of Mourning On Quake Anniversary
Friday, February 12th, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Atop the rubble of destroyed churches, in parks and on sidewalks, thousands of Haitians prayed Friday in a national day of mourning, one month after a magnitude-7 earthquake killed more than 200,000 and left this Caribbean country struggling for survival. Leaders of Haiti’s two official religions – a Catholic bishop and the head of the Voodoo priests, both robed in white – joined ministers from Protestant denominations for a prayer service in the shade of mimosa trees near the shattered National Palace. Hundreds of people gathered.
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Haitians Hold Day Of Mourning On Quake Anniversary
