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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Weekend Edition Top Stories Most Popular Photos Full Coverage Sitemap Haitians grieve on quake anniversary AFP - Thursday, January 13 Send IM Story Print Haitians grieve on quake anniversary PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) - – Haiti on Wednesday marked a painful first anniversary of the earthquake that killed nearly a quarter-million of its people, with the country gripped by political instability and still struggling to get back on its feet. The usually teeming streets of the capital Port-au-Prince were quiet as residents, dressed in their best clothes and often holding Bibles, walked to church. They were mourning the more than 220,000 people killed almost instantly in the 7.0 magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010. Already from early in the morning, national television played constant footage from the quake's aftermath, the shocking images of crushed corpses and screaming survivors triggering painful memories for viewers. Among the main events was a Catholic Mass outside the capital's collapsed cathedral, whose horrific ruins have become a symbol of the tragedy that day -- and the failure, after 12 months, to get the country back on its feet. Later, the Caribbean nation was to observe a minute of silence at 4:53 pm (2153 GMT), the moment that disaster struck. On Tuesday, officials and relatives of victims began commemorations by gathering at a mass grave on a windy hillside outside Port-au-Prince. President Rene Preval joined mourners who laid flowers and wreaths at the base of simple black crosses. There had been "an earthquake of the heart," a priest said in nationally televised ceremony. "Let the heart of the people never cease to beat for charity and liberty." The anniversary finds Haiti barely healed from the trauma inflicted 12 months ago and gripped by political uncertainty over the holding of a run-off round in elections to replace Preval. The economy and infrastructure are crippled, a cholera outbreak continues to kill, and more than 800,000 people live in squalid tent camps, according to a new official count. Rebuilding has hardly begun. Focus: Bill Clinton 'frustrated' by Haiti rebuild Former US president Bill Clinton, one of the main figures coordinating a massive international aid effort, arrived Tuesday to join ceremonies and said he was "frustrated" by the slow pace of reconstruction. He also called on the government "to resolve" the election stand-off. However, he did say he was "encouraged" that after repeated delays in organizing the flow of aid money and the implementation of promised projects, "we are doing much better." The United Nations meanwhile, said that Haiti's recovery would be an "absolute priority" for the world body in 2011. US President Barack Obama took up the call, urging the international community to "fulfill the pledges it has made." The huge tasks here include clearing rubble, moving people out of tents and back into houses, halting widespread environmental degradation, and rebuilding an education system that currently provides schooling to less than half of all children. International donors have pledged almost 10 billion dollars to reconstruct Haiti but a year after the earthquake little of it has reached the country, as many donors are waiting for more political stability. On Wednesday South Korea's Sae-A Trading said it would invest $78 million to open a textiles factory, creating up to 20,000 jobs and making it Haiti's largest private employer. But it will be years before the plant goes online. One immediate concern is the cholera outbreak, which has so far claimed 3,759 lives, according to the latest Haitian government update, and sickened thousands more. But the most overriding issue to resolve will be the stalemate in holding a second round in the presidential election to replace Preval. International monitors from the Organization of American States (OAS) are due to issue a report with non-binding recommendations to Preval on how to move ahead with the run-off after first-round results sparked deadly riots. According to a leaked draft of the report, the OAS is calling on Preval's favored successor Jude Celestin to drop out because of fraud. Celestin would give up his place to the previously third placed candidate, singer Michel Martelly, who would then face Mirlande Manigat, a former first lady who won the most votes in the first round. The switch, if confirmed, would be a blow to Preval, who is due to leave power and had been hoping to see his ally take over. Some observers fear Haitians could face a renewal of rioting that claimed five lives after last month's announcement of preliminary results. However, Preval has said he will only discuss the report once anniversary commemorations are over. Recommend Send IM Story Print News Search Top Stories Portugal claims success in bond sale EU launches new era of tighter economic governance Lebanon's unity government collapses EU divided over debt crisis fund boost Haitians grieve on quake anniversary More Top Stories » ADVERTISEMENT Most Popular Most Viewed Falling blackbirds baffle Arkansas officials Hasta la Vista: Arnie quits as California governor Goldman deal 'values Facebook at $50 billion' Spain lotto winner nearly loses millions by tossing tickets Brazil's 2010 trade surplus lowest in 8 years: official More Most Viewed » More Most Recommended » Elsewhere on Yahoo! Financial news on Yahoo! Finance Stars and latest movies Best travel destinations More on Yahoo! 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