The aftermath of the Haiti earthquake.
The aftermath of the Haiti earthquake.
Prayers.
Many thanks due to Australia. Thanks! Good on ya.
and the New York Yankees pledged/gave 500,000 today
It will be interesting to see the totals donated.
Much of US donations will be via military etc.. and as usual the USA private sector & business world will dig deep to help.
I always feel safest with the American Red Cross.. Unfortunately at these times crooks emerge in the form of faux aid agencies.
How many million homeless Haitians will be moved to the US, I wonder? I’m sure Houston would just love to take in some more folks.
My local USA news this morning is saying that the death toll in Haiti will be around 500,000
1) The epicenter was literally near the most densely-populated part of Haiti itself.
2) Most of the buildings in Port-au-Prince don't comply with anything close to modern earthquake safety standards.
As such, I could see a truly STAGGERING death toll. We may be talking way over 100,000 dead--and that's before diseases strike down even more of those affected. 
But yet, I see a silver lining coming out of this tragedy. This could finally allow use to raze all of Port-au-Prince--which was mostly a shantytown anyway--and create a truly modern town with real modern public utilities.