http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/05/world/americas/haiti-hurricane-earthquake.html 2016-10-04 18:58:42 Haiti, a Land All Too Familiar With Natural Disasters The country’s location in the Caribbean and on the Gonâve microplate makes it highly vulnerable to tropical storms and earthquakes. === Haiti Storms have frequently destroyed arable land and killed livestock, leaving an already destitute people struggling to feed themselves and dependent on imported food. Political infighting and poverty have been exacerbated by repeated natural disasters and slow recoveries. Here’s a look at some of the most severe disasters the country has experienced since 2004. Two weeks of heavy rain caused Hurricane Jeanne hit Gonaïves, killing 3,000 and leveling the flood-prone city, in the northwest. Four fierce storms A A