Les Cayes
Americannoun
noun
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Two homes collapsed in the quake, and a key route that connects Jeremie and Les Cayes was blocked, according to Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2023
In the city of Les Cayes, more than a thousand farmers railed against their threadbare living conditions.
From New York Times • May 20, 2022
The protesters entered the local airport in Les Cayes in Haiti's southern peninsula even though police fired tear gas to keep them out, Haitian newspaper Le Nouvelliste reported on its website.
From Reuters • Mar. 29, 2022
The 49-year-old owns a bus that ferries passengers from Les Cayes, an urban area in southern Haiti that suffered major damage in August’s temblor, to Port-au-Prince.
From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2021
I’ve seen live dancers before, at folklore festivals in Port-au-Prince and Les Cayes.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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