like many, harolda eli, says she was born in the dominican republic but her birth was never registered. weeks after she left, she and her husband did receive permission to stay as foreign workers but now she doesn't know whether her children born in the dominican republic with no papers be allowed back in should she and her husband return. >> reporter: sickness is running through the camp and now cholera, too. help is urgently needed. at least 17 people have died in this region in the last three months including some in the camp and in all there have been almost 100 suspected cholera cases. the spike in cholera cases have increased fears among the international community of a wider outbreak. the world bank special envoy came to see for herself. >> we are working with the government to prevent cholera and particularly to prevent deaths from cholera. we want to make sure it doesn't continue. >> along with international agencies, haitian charities and human rights groups regularly visit the camps. for those who witness the misery here every day it's clear where the blame lies. with haitia