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Haiti Earthquake - Page 2

Best way to help now is to donate to the American red Cross or other relief agency. Make sure you are donating to a reputable aid agency as their are already people out there posing as a aid agency just to steal your money.

I find the devastation of Haiti to be some thing that is going to take a few months to clean up from and year to rebuild. I hope that those who are trapped under the rubble are freed soon before they no longer have what is needed to survive.

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UN launches Haiti relief appeal

The United Nations humanitarian chief announces a flash appeal for $562m (£346m) to help victims of the Haiti earthquake. Ref. Source 3

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Not Everyone Surprised by Haiti Earthquake; Geologists Sounded Alarm for Years
By Jane Musgrave

For years, scientists have warned that it was only a matter of time before another major earthquake hit Haiti or the Dominican Republic. In 2006, a group of scientists, even predicted it's strength: magnitude 7.2. Ref. Source 9

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I saw a beautiful story yesteday of an 18 mth old who was rescued from under the rubble. She had been stuck there since the initial shocks next to her dead parents. She is reunited with cousins. The dead continue to rise to over 200,000. Its hard to imagine.

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A miracle in the midst of disaster After 5 days, a woman has been found alive and is doing considerably well taking into consideration the circumstances.

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Doctors Without Borders Cargo Plane With Full Hospital and Staff Blocked From Landing in Port-au-Prince

Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urges that its cargo planes carrying essential medical and surgical material be allowed to land in Port-au-Prince in order to treat thousands of wounded waiting for vital surgical operations. Ref. Source 7

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Caricom Blocked

THE CARIBBEAN Community's emergency aid mission to Haiti, comprising Heads of Government and leading technical officials, failed to secure permission Friday to land at that devasted country's aiport, now under the control of the United States. Ref. Source 9

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Of course we all know that Chavez must have his input in everything and here is his take on Haiti:

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What would the US have to gain by occupying there if we're already there? Where does Chavez get his logic from? At a time like this he should be showing his support for the people of Haiti instead of attacking the US. We're the first to be there and help.