Posted on 01/13/2010 2:40:48 AM PST by Stoutcat
Once again, natural disaster has brought its wrath to Planet Earth; this time it is Haiti that must bear the brunt of nature’s fury. An earthquake registering 7.0+ on the Richter scale has devastated the tiny Caribbean country. Once again, America’s heart opens to the victims. We will respond as we always do: with compassion and utter disregard for politics.
We can discuss Haiti’s political upheaval, the environmental nightmare created by a clueless officials another time. These are people who are suffering now. Children, babies. Parents, the elderly. Hospitals and clinics where they might seek medical treatment have vanished into the debris.
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Earthquake Ping.
Not exactly a thread focused on the science of earthquakes, but I did not see any other threads about the recent quakes.
I am getting to complacent to start threads at this time.
So I suppose we could say this is a sorta a ping. : )
We were going on a mission trip to Haiti in February. I just found out it is almost certain we will be unable to go.
It's a good idea, Global2010. Thanks for the Ping!
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Bump.
I’m trying to figure out now who to contact to send help...
Red Cross if you really feel the need to.
One would think a re tooled mission trip would be very helpful at that time. It seems American expertise could be very valuable going forward.
bttt
Absolutely devastating ....and scary for us in earthquake prone West Coast!
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