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New York's Little Haiti Community Reeling After Deadly Earthquake Strikes Haiti
Helene Pierre wrapped her arms around her grandson, finding comfort in him after learning the earthquake killed her aunt Lola.
August 15, 2021
Some people in New York’s Little Haiti community are mourning the loss of loved ones who were killed after an earthquake rocked in Haiti on Saturday morning.
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On a sidewalk in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Helene Pierre wrapped her arms around her grandson, finding comfort in him after learning the earthquake killed her aunt Lola.
“I was shocked because I spoke to her at 6:23 [Saturday morning],” she told CBS2’s Cory James.
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