PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — About 100 people marched in Haiti's capital Thursday to protest a government plan that threatens to demolish their homes. The protesters said they won't let authorities destroy their houses even though they sit on the edge of a ravine looming over Port-au-Prince and sometimes crash down the hillside during heavy rains and leave people dead. "I built my own house, and I'm not going to let anyone come and destroy it," said Jony Juichelle, a 26-year-old protester. "If the government thinks that it's going to destroy my house, they will have to kill me first." The demonstration was the second in as many weeks since Haitian officials announced the plan to demolish up...
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