
Supporters of Haitian presidential candidate Michel Martelly march toward a polling station during the country's general elections in Port-au-Prince on Nov. 28. Nearly all the major candidates have backed a statement calling for the cancellation of the election amid allegations of widespread electoral fraud. (Dieu Nalio Chery/Associated Press)
For several days in late November, a CBC News team was in Haiti to cover the presidential election and see first-hand how the country's embattled citizens have been dealing with a cholera epidemic and the recovery following the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake.
A live blog tracked their progress. CBC News journalists, including online reporter Amber Hildebrandt and correspondents David Common and Paul Hunter, presented a glimpse into the lives of Haitians through photos, Twitter updates and reporting.
You can revisit their coverage in the blog widget below. Some of the reports include:
Monday, Nov. 22: The CBC News crew visits a cholera clinic and a tent city on a hillside outside Port-au-Prince (1:50 p.m.). You can view a photo gallery of the patients at the clinic here. Other photos show the many ramshackle structures dotting the landscape.
Wednesday, Nov. 24: Amber Hildebrandt spends some time at a market speaking to people about the election and the health crisis (11:45 a.m.) and Paul Hunter provides a photo of his visit to a mass grave (9:15 p.m.).
Thursday, Nov. 25: Amber Hildebrandt surveys the scene at a work-for-food organization (10:02 a.m.) while Paul Hunter describes hearing local radio reports about two men being lynched and killed for carrying mythical "cholera powder" (4:54 p.m.). David Common also contributes an emotional blog post about returning to Haiti following the earthquake and seeing "tremendous resilience in the face of so much pain" (9:38 p.m.).
Friday, Nov. 26: Paul Hunter writes about hearing gunshots outside the CBC crew's guesthouse, producer Sylvia Thomson posts pictures of Haitians waiting in line for their voter cards (2:42 p.m.), and Amber Hildebrandt captures some video and audio of a presidential campaign rally in Carrefour, one of the country's poorest areas (4:40 p.m.). The crew also gets an interview with Michel Martelly, one of the leading candidates. Later in the evening, someone attempts to assassinate Martelly at a rally (11:14 p.m.).
Sunday, Nov. 28: David Common and Amber Hildebrandt hit the streets and provide Twitter updates on election day, giving us a close-up view. Some frustrated voters spend hours waiting in line. Sylvia Thomson posts pictures of riot police in La Piste, Port-au-Prince standing by (10:15 a.m.). The presidential candidates call for an annulment of the election results, citing ballot box stuffing and other election fraud. The CBC crew provides extensive post-election coverage.
Monday, Nov. 29: Amber Hildebrandt writes about her frightening experience at a roadblock where gunshots suddenly rang out (12:07 p.m.), while Paul Hunter recalls another visit to a cholera clinic where he saw how agonizing the disease can be (5:19 p.m.).
The CBC News team posted many amazing photos throughout the trip to the blog. Check out these photo galleries to see some of what they captured.
Follow the crew's complete coverage in the blog widget below.
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