Respire Haiti’s local team is surveying flooded communities, identifying areas hit hardest by Hurricane Melissa, and coordinating relief efforts for families

Tropical Storm Melissa, which is making its way through the Caribbean, has claimed its first life in Haiti, a country vulnerable.

Bethlie Paul survived an earthquake in Haiti when she was 10. Over the next 15 years she made the most of her time.

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake was recorded in the Beaus region on Monday morning, according to seismic data reviewed manually by authorities. The quake struck at 7:38 a.m. local time (12:38 UTC) at a shallow depth of less than 30 kilometers, centered at latitude 16.54°N and longitude 59.49°W.

Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 storm, capable of dumping catastrophic rainfall in addition to the powerful winds it's packing. The monster storm has begun to impact Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti, and is expected to cause life-threatening problems for days during its slow crawl through the Caribbean.

ST. LOUIS – Eagle Scout Jamesly Jesse, who was buried under rubble during the devastating Haiti earthquake at the age of two, has been honored for his project that raised $35,000 to pack over 100,000 meals for the people of Haiti. The earthquake, which ...