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Holy shit. As if the Haitians haven't been put through enough already. I hope any aid donated by richer nations actually gets through to these folks.

Must be really hard to lie still with all that concrete on you.

As an atheist, I have to ask why God hates Haiti so much. Poverty, civil war, American intervention, ruthless puppet dictators, hurricanes, plagues (AIDS), and now the worst earthquake in history.

My heart is with the people, and I hope the country comes through this soon. The international community, especially the United States and Canada are mobilizing quickly to help. Good luck to all.

I was just in Port-au-Prince 2 months ago. This is hard to watch. Especially seeing the Presidential Palace in ruins. The Haitians I was with took such pride in their "White House." Devastating...

Estimates now say 100,000 dead...

>> ^Duckman33:
Estimates now say 100,000 dead...
The last estimates I heard were now at around 45,000-50,000.


Still a catastrophic loss of life, and if the lack of infrastructure continues to stymie aid efforts, particularly the distribution of clean water and medical treatment, there will be a considerable number of secondary deaths from untreated injuries and eventually lack of drinkable water and basic sanitation.
And that is to say nothing of the potential for civil unrest as individuals are driven to desperation.
The reports that I've heard (NPR, mainly) suggest that people are currently remarkably calm and acting in the spirit of neighbor-helping-neighbor, but with areas of the city still not receiving any organized aid a full two days after the quake, it might be a question of how much longer that can last.

I can't bring myself to watch this video, but I would be very interested if anybody caught the actual quake on camera. Anybody seen something like that?

>> ^therealblankman:
As an atheist, I have to ask why God hates Haiti so much. Poverty, civil war, American intervention, ruthless puppet dictators, hurricanes, plagues (AIDS), and now the worst earthquake in history.
My heart is with the people, and I hope the country comes through this soon. The international community, especially the United States and Canada are mobilizing quickly to help. Good luck to all.


congratulations u just gave away the secret location of sesame street.

"ruthless puppet dictators"

>> ^ReverendTed:
>> ^Duckman33:
Estimates now say 100,000 dead...
The last estimates I heard were now at around 45,000-50,000.

Still a catastrophic loss of life, and if the lack of infrastructure continues to stymie aid efforts, particularly the distribution of clean water and medical treatment, there will be a considerable number of secondary deaths from untreated injuries and eventually lack of drinkable water and basic sanitation.
And that is to say nothing of the potential for civil unrest as individuals are driven to desperation.
The reports that I've heard (NPR, mainly) suggest that people are currently remarkably calm and acting in the spirit of neighbor-helping-neighbor, but with areas of the city still not receiving any organized aid a full two days after the quake, it might be a question of how much longer that can last.


Well it was CNN reporting 100k at the time I posted that comment. Take it for what it's worth.

>> ^MaxWilder:
I can't bring myself to watch this video, but I would be very interested if anybody caught the actual quake on camera. Anybody seen something like that?
I anticipate more will be forthcoming as power and Internet access are restored to the country, but this one is the only one I've seen so far.