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i m bob abernethy. it s good to have you with us. violent demonstrations broke out in haiti this week over allegations of fraud in the recent presidential election. this on top of the growing cholera epidemic. several relief organizations say the unrest has been preventing them from treating the thousands of haitians suffering from the illness. more than 2,000 people have died and more than a hundred thousand have become sick. our managing editor kim lawton has been talking to relief workers in haiti. kim, what do they tell you? reporter: well they re telling me that the situation is a lot more difficult than many people here may realize the political unrest, protests in the streets, sometimes violent clashes have really created a situation where it s hard for people to get around. many of the relief groups and the faith-based groups have been on lockdown for several days in port au prince but also in other cities around haiti. lockdown meaning they don t go anywher ....