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The Bisson family were among the first wave of Haiti earthquake victims airlifted back to France.
Patricia Bisson and her husband Michel had travelled to Haiti over a week ago to pick up their new adopted son, Jefferson. They were at the orphanage when the 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck.
She said their first thoughts after the quake were for the safety of their new son, who they barely knew, and to get the 40 other children aged between three months and fourteen years old, out of the dangerous buildings.
Jefferson smiled as he entered his new home country, where his mother hopes he will be able to forget the horrors of the Haiti he left and lead a happy, stable life. Patricia Bisson says he is presumed to be ten, and has already suffered enough.
Tens of thousands of people are believed to have died in the strongest earthquake to hit Haiti in 200 years.
For more news video by Current TV visit http://current.com/The Bisson family were among the first wave of Haiti earthquake victims airlifted back... more
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The United Nations delivered food and essentials in Haiti, just days after dozens of its personnel were killed in Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti, the worst loss of life the world body has ever suffered in a single incident.
More than 48 hours after the disaster, tens of thousands of people clamored for food and water and help digging out relatives still missing under the rubble.
The Haitian Red Cross said it believed 45,000 to 50,000 people had died and 3 million more -- one third of Haiti's population -- were hurt or left homeless by the major 7.0 magnitude quake that hit its impoverished capital on Tuesday.
The quake flattened buildings across entire hillsides and many people were still trapped alive in the rubble after two days, with little sign of organized rescue efforts.
U.N. peacekeepers stood by as aid workers delivered food to hundreds of people waiting in long lines.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said earlier that around 150 U.N. staff remained unaccounted for. He added that he had no news about the fate of the head of the peacekeeping mission in Haiti, Hedi Annabi of Tunisia.
Haitian President Rene Preval said on Wednesday that Annabi was dead. But U.N. officials later cast doubt on his remarks, saying they had no information to confirm it.
The U.N. force, which includes about 9,000 troops and police from more than 40 countries, was sent to the country in 2004 to try to bring stability after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted by armed gangs and former soldiers.
For more news video by Current TV visit http://current.com/The United Nations delivered food and essentials in Haiti, just days after dozens of... more
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Mass graves are springing up all over the city in Haiti's capital Port-Au-Prince for the dead while those who were left hurt or homeless in Tuesday's earthquake begged for food, water and medical assistance on Friday.
Tens of thousands are feared dead from Tuesday's massive quake. The Pan American Health Organization estimated the death toll could be 50,000 to 100,000, higher than previous figures from the Haitian Red Cross, which saw deaths at up to 50,000.
Citizens in the wrecked coastal capital Port-au-Prince spent a third night sleeping out in the open on sidewalks and streets strewn with rubble and scattered decomposing bodies, as aftershocks rippled through the hilly neighborhoods.
On a barren area in the hillsides ten kilometers outside the city, in Ti Tanyen, there were recently dug mass graves for victims all with bodies in them.
Raggedly-dressed survivors held out their arms to foreign reporters in the streets, begging for food and water.
At one destroyed supermarket scores of people swarmed over the rubble to try to reach the food underneath. Just outside Cite Soleil slum, desperate people crowded around a burst water pipe jostling to drink from the pipe or fill up buckets.
Some survivors, angry over the delay in getting aid, build roadblocks with corpses in one part of the city.
For more news video by Current TV visit http://current.com/Mass graves are springing up all over the city in Haiti's capital Port-Au-Prince... more
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Still pictures show extent of Haiti tragedy after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck near the capital Port-au-Prince. A massive international relief effort was underway Friday, led by the United Nations as thousands of Haitians were still missing and many feared, buried beneath the rubble.
For more news video by Current TV visit http://current.com/Still pictures show extent of Haiti tragedy after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck... more
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A Chinese rescue team began relief work in Haiti, treating injured people and searching for survivors, state television (CCTV) reported.
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti, killing possibly tens of thousands of people as it toppled the presidential palace and hillside shanties alike, leaving the poor Caribbean nation appealing for international help.
As the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti is ill-equipped to respond to such a disaster, lacking heavy equipment to move debris and a sufficient force of emergency personnel.
Nations around the world are sending rescue teams with search dogs and heavy equipment, helicopters, tents, water purification units, food, doctors and communications teams.
China dispatched a 50-member-strong search and rescue team to assist in aid efforts in Haiti.
According to official Xinhua News Agency, the team consisted of experienced medical and search and rescue personnel and three sniffer dogs.
The team also carried some food, equipment and medicine with them, state media said.
China was struck by a powerful earthquake in May 2008, when an 7.9 magnitude tremor hit the southwestern Sichuan province, killing over 80,000 people.
For more news video by Current TV visit http://current.com/A Chinese rescue team began relief work in Haiti, treating injured people and... more
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As Haiti is still reeling from the earthquake, thousands of residents are in desperate need of help. This is the most critical time for relief efforts. We at Current urge you to give whatever you can, even the smallest amount, to assist aid organizations trying to bring help to Haiti. We applaud the efforts of the many organizations working there right now and have included some of them for you to consider donating to.
Red Cross – http://redcross.org
You can also text ‘HAITI’ to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross via your phone bill.
UNICEF – http://unicef.org
Oxfam – http://oxfam.org
Doctors Without Borders – http://doctorswithoutborders.org
Mercy Corps – http://mercycorps.org
International Medical Corps – http://imcworldwide.org
Americares - http://americares.orgAs Haiti is still reeling from the earthquake, thousands of residents are in desperate... more
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The FBI today reminds Internet users who receive appeals to donate money in the aftermath of Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti to apply a critical eye and do their due diligence before responding to those requests. Past tragedies and natural disasters have prompted individuals with criminal intent to solicit contributions purportedly for a charitable organization and/or a good cause. Therefore, before making a donation of any kind, consumers should adhere to certain guidelines, to include the following…
http://information-security-resources.com/2010/01/14/fbi-haitian-earthquake-relief-fraud-alert/The FBI today reminds Internet users who receive appeals to donate money in the... more
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From the News blog: http://blogs.current.com/news/2010/01/13/the-united-nations-mission-in-haiti/
At the frontlines of keeping the peace in Haiti over the last several years has been the UN. As well the UN has a massive humanitarian mission in the country. As the relief effort begins to take shape, the UN will play a huge role in directing and coordinating resources. But right now the mission is recovering from the quake itself. UN Dispatch reports that the head of its humanitarian mission was killed in the quake and that 50-100 people are still trapped in the rubble of their headquarters in Port-au-Prince. They posted this video of the ongoing rescue attempt at the collapsed five story building.
The UN's role in Haiti is absolutely essential for both security and for keeping basic services online. This Collective Journalism piece, A Blue Helmet in Haiti, (below in the comments) follows the peacekeeping mission through the streets of the capital.
I've set up a group on Current about the Haiti earthquake - as you find new stories and new updates - please add them there.From the News blog:... more
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From the news blog: (http://blogs.current.com/news/2010/01/13/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. (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/world/americas/14haiti.html)
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."
(http://livesayhaiti.blogspot.com/2010/01/morning-after-earthquake-haiti-2010.html)
The BBC has a heart-wrenching set of photos: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8455774.stm
Ekawaaz clipped this video to Current and BRAVATRAVELS clipped the one below in the comments.
If you want to help, you can go to the Red Cross here (http://newsroom.redcross.org/2010/01/12/disaster-alert-earthquake-in-haiti/) - 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.From the news blog:... more
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Nou Refel Anko (we've done it again) or in French (on l'a encore fait) by C-PROJECTS also known as FAMILY SENCI produced by Play Entertainment Inc., this is a music video performed in Creole and it's Hip-Hop music, the genre is Rap Creole, it's new from Haiti and it's hot for the Hip-Hop Industry, please vote if you like it or love it.Nou Refel Anko (we've done it again) or in French (on l'a encore fait) by... more
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In reaction to the 2008 acquittal of three police officers in the killing of Sean Bell in 2006, a group of New York City community artists, poets and activists organized an event called "50 Artists, 50 Shots: We Are All Sean Bell." The event featured poets, spoken word performers, musicians, painters, dancers, photographers etc., who each agreed to take one bullet for the 50 that were fired at Sean Bell and his friends, and transform each bullet into their art in order to honor his memory, and to express rage and grief for the decision to let the officers free.
The intention of this event was to have an open and safe space for New Yorkers to fully express themselves about the outcome of the Sean Bell case- to educate, to learn, to mourn, to grow, and to have honest dialogues. But most of all, to give inspiration for everyone to take action that would result in a real change in how police officers are trained, so that they can learn to respond to certain situations in a less aggressive and careless manner.
This video has been uploaded three weeks after Oscar Grant was unjustly killed in Oakland by a police officer who shot him at point blank range early on New Year's Day, 2009. Police brutality continues to plague our communities. How can we, as civilians, organize to help make fundamental, systematic changes to stop these tragedies from happening?In reaction to the 2008 acquittal of three police officers in the killing of Sean Bell... more
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