Clinton visits reconstruction work in Haiti

Clinton visits reconstruction work in Haiti
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Summary Former US President Bill Clinton visited reconstruction work in quake hit areas of Port-au-Prince.

Haitian President Joseph Martelly also accompanied former US President Bill Clinton during his visit to housing expo in Port-au-Prince.A year and a half after the massive 7.0 earthquake decimated the capital city and killed hundreds of thousands of people, 635,000 of the countrys poorest residents are still living in tent camps.Clinton, who as Co-Chairman of the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission has devoted much of his efforts into alleviating poverty in the Western hemispheres poorest nation, lauded the efforts of Martelly, who took office earlier this year.
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