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In this Dec. 21, 2016 photo, "bayakou", or human waste cleaner Dieusel Gerlin, removes human waste from a pit latrine in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Latrine cleaners form the lowest ranks of a primitive sanitation system that partly explain the fierce persistence of cholera in Haiti since it was introduced to the country's largest river in October 2010 by sewage from a base of U.N. peacekeepers. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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In this Dec. 22, 2016 photo, Auguste Augustin, a "bayakou", or human waste cleaner, balances himself at the top of a pit latrine ready to receive human waste from a coworker, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haiti still relies mostly on crude methods of waste disposal that have crippled its ability to combat cholera, a water-borne illness that can cause diarrhea so severe that victims can die of dehydration in hours if they don't get treatment. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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In this Oct. 25, 2016 photo, Gelene Jeudy, 16, pumps water from a contaminated well in Aux Coteaux, a district of Les Cayes, Haiti. Wells and piped networks that people depend on for clean water across the country’s southern peninsula were contaminated or damaged by a combination of ocean storm surge and sewage from the overflowing latrines that are commonly used in rural Haiti. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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In this Oct. 25, 2016 photo, children collect drinking water from a station set up by Swiss Humanitarian Aid, in Aux Coteaux, a district of Les Cayes, Haiti. Wells and piped networks that people depend on for clean water across the country's southern peninsula were contaminated or damaged by a combination of ocean storm surge and sewage from the overflowing latrines that are commonly used in rural Haiti. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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Boat maker Audit Volmar walks inside the shell of a sail boat he's building on the beach of Leogane, Haiti. The 30-foot-long boats are purchased by smugglers for around $12,000 and then taken to northern Haiti to find passengers. (Associated Press)

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Residents wade through flood waters in Leogane, Haiti, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. Matthew slammed into Haiti's southwestern tip with howling, 145 mph winds Tuesday, tearing off roofs in the poor and largely rural area, uprooting trees and leaving rivers bloated and choked with debris. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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A girl watches as authorities arrive to evacuate people from her house in Tabarre, Haiti, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. The center of Hurricane Matthew is expected to pass near or over southwestern Haiti on Tuesday, but the area is already experiencing rain from the outer bands of the storm. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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Fishermen move their boats out of the water before the arrival of Hurricane Matthew in Arcahaie, Haiti. Sunday Oct. 2, 2016. A powerful Hurricane Matthew moved slowly Sunday across the Caribbean Sea on a track that authorities warned could trigger devastation in parts of Haiti. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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Fishermen move their boats out of the water before the arrival of Hurricane Matthew in Arcahaie, Haiti. Sunday Oct. 2, 2016. A powerful Hurricane Matthew moved slowly Sunday across the Caribbean Sea on a track that authorities warned could trigger devastation in parts of Haiti. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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In this Sept. 21, 2016 photo, a supporter of presidential candidate Maryse Narcisse, of the Fanmi Lavalas political party, cuts out campaign hats to distribute before a campaign rally in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Narcisse finished fourth in last year’s opening round, which was later annulled amid accusations of fraud. Haiti will hold elections on Oct. 9. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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In this May 22, 2014 photo, the Haiti license plate of a tap-tap passenger bus is surrounded by World Cup paintings in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The brightly painted Haitian minibuses known as tap-taps are getting a bit more colorful in the lead up to the World Cup that starts in June in Brazil. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)