The Haitian people have now turned to looting as of the scarce amount of food left. The aid is being provided at too slow a rate for the people to cope. Many cars have been hijacked. A local UN warehouse was raided where 15,000 tonnes of food was stockpiled.
Two young sisters had been buried under rubble for 6 days and were finally found by rescue workers. It's a miracle that they survived said a reporter in Haiti.
Monday, January 25, 2010
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More rescue workers and firefighters are being deployed to Haiti by the day.
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Here is a picture of a man wearing a t-shirt showing the various releif missions he has taken part in. He is standing on the ruins of what used to be Hotel Montana.
Here is a picture of a man wearing a t-shirt showing the various releif missions he has taken part in. He is standing on the ruins of what used to be Hotel Montana.
Monday, January 18, 2010
The Haiti earthquake struck at 4:53 pm local time, Tuesday 12 January 2010. The United states Geological Survey recorded a series of 33 aftershocks. These aftershocks were what really did the damage. The earthquake itself measured 7.2 on the richtor scale, this weakened the buildings and the aftershocks brought the building crashing down. The International Red Cross said that this natural disaster outcome is the worst they've ever seen. Red Cross estimated that 3 million people were affected by the quake. There are an estimated 200,000 dead.
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