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13 Jan 2010 20:29

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World: Everyone’s struggling to give Haiti the help they need

  • The problem is not the materials or the staff, but how to get it into place. The challenge is how to get our people and our resources into Port-au-Prince.
  • Doctors Without Borders emergency management expert Paul McPhun • On the logistical nightmare that is the Haiti earthquake. Many countries are trying to get their gear and people into place, including the U.S. and China. But with a death toll possibly in the hundreds of thousands, this could be really tough even for established countries to tackle. Our fingers are crossed for Haiti. Tightly. Oh yeah, the United States’ special envoy to Haiti is Bill Clinton, and he’s on his A game today. source
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13 Jan 2010 15:01

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Politics: Haiti earthquake: Pat Robertson is a douchenozzle

  • The CBN host with the most racist philosophies possible said that Haitians are getting punished by Satan for the slave revolt that liberated their country 200 years ago. Dude, do you just wait for bad things to happen to go crazy? source
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13 Jan 2010 11:59

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U.S.: Twitter keeps abreast of the worst of the Haiti earthquake

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13 Jan 2010 11:03

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World: More photos of Haiti’s destruction: Not even palaces safe

This used to be the the Haitian National Palace. Now it’s a pile of rubble. Here are some more photos of the destruction. (Hat tip @kelllygreen) source
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13 Jan 2010 10:55

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World: Haiti’s biggest city, Port-au-Prince, ballooned in size quickly

  • 250,000 Port-au-Prince’s population in the 1950s, according to U.S. ambassador Timothy M. Carney
  • 2 million the city’s population today; it grew in size very quickly with little oversight or planning source
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13 Jan 2010 10:48

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World: Worse than anyone expected: Port-Au-Prince’s hospitals abandoned

  • Doctors Without borders says ALL hospitals in Haiti’s Port au Prince area have either collapsed or been abandoned.
  • NBC anchor Ann Curry • On the devastated infrastructure of Haiti’s capital and largest city. Haitian authorities say that the quake has destroyed most of the city. Obama has offered significant help to the country, and there will be ways to get that help to Haitians – the airport appears to still be operable. But it appears that the city, ill-prepared for such a quake, is a complete disaster area. source
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13 Jan 2010 10:37

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Culture, World: Yele: Wyclef Jean’s emotional plea for the people of Haiti

  • As we mentioned last night, Wyclef Jean, the most well-known celebrity from Haiti, has been active in trying to help his homeland even before the earthquake, starting the Yéle Haiti Foundation in 2005. He actually was talking on the phone with someone as the quake happened. He’s calling for Haitians all around the world to put pressure on the government. Text YELE at 501501 to send $5 to Haitian relief. source
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13 Jan 2010 10:22

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U.S., World: Haitian-Americans want to talk to their family members, but can’t

  • Everyone who walks in here is crazy, worried, depressed. They want to talk to their family members but they can’t get through.
  • Miami’s Little Haiti resident Myrlande Cherenfant • On the people that walk into her family’s market, unsure of the fate of many of their families. Cherefant can’t reach her own family members due to the destruction of communication lines in the area. “It’s a dead line,” she said. “There’s nothing.” source
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13 Jan 2010 10:14

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World: In photos: The 2010 Haitian earthquake (This is awful, guys.)

  • It may be one of the most devastating natural disasters to ever hit the continent, and really, the photos say it all. It’s going to be probably another day at least before a somewhat realistic toll of the destruction can be nailed down – the destruction was so bad that it destroyed communication mechanisms. source
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13 Jan 2010 09:58

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World: Why Haiti was an unfortunate disaster waiting to happen

  • neediness The small country of 9.8 million is one of the poorest in the Western hemisphere. Most people live on less than $2 a day. Plus, the country is still recovering from a devastating 2008 hurricane season. source
  • dangers Haiti is a country located in a seismically active area largely built on a fault. Plus, there is no national building code, which left many dwellings in severe danger of collapse when disaster struck. source
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