Haiti reeling from 7.0 earthquake - Updates, Video, How to help
The first thing I thought about this morning when I woke up was Haiti. How this massive earthquake was the last thing the country needed, and right in the capital. I've rounded up a few sources for you - some images and some videos to give you a sense of what things are like in Port au Prince. I'll keep looking for stuff throughout the day - and add anything in the comments that you find.
The NY Times has the news update: many buildings collapsed, hospitals, government buildings, possibly the UN base. There is no sense of how many are affected other than say lots and lots of people.
Global Voices links to this post from The Livesay Haiti Weblog, writing from the city:
The BBC has a heart-wrenching set of photos.
Ekawaaz clipped this video to Current:
And BRAVATRAVELS found this one:
If you want to help, you can go to the Red Cross here - or you can text 'HAITI' to '90999' and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts, charged to your cell phone bill.
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The NY Times has the news update: many buildings collapsed, hospitals, government buildings, possibly the UN base. There is no sense of how many are affected other than say lots and lots of people.
Global Voices links to this post from The Livesay Haiti Weblog, writing from the city:
The sun is about to come up. The aftershocks continue. Some more noticeable than others. There is no way to even begin to share the things we’ve heard and seen since 5pm yesterday. To do so would take hours that we don’t have to give right now. Some of them feel wrong to tell. Like only God should know these personal horrible tragedies.
The few things we can confirm – yes the four story Caribbean Market building is completely demolished. Yes it was open. Yes the National Palace collapsed. Yes Gov’t buildings nearby the Palace collapsed. Yes St Josephs Boys home is completely collapsed. Yes countless countless - countless other houses, churches, hospitals, schools, and businesses have collapsed. There are buildings that suffered almost no damage. Right next door will be a pile of rubble.
Thousands of people are currently trapped. To guess at a number would be like guessing at raindrops in the ocean. Precious lives hang in the balance. When pulled from the rubble there is no place to take them for care Haiti has an almost non existent medical care system for her people.
The BBC has a heart-wrenching set of photos.
Ekawaaz clipped this video to Current:
And BRAVATRAVELS found this one:
If you want to help, you can go to the Red Cross here - or you can text 'HAITI' to '90999' and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts, charged to your cell phone bill.
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- Malaysian firebombings over Allah use
- Togo footballers attacked by rebels
- UN: Sri Lanka video is evidence of extra-judicial killing
