(Via MSN)
Earthquake leaves Haiti ‘worse than a war zone’
Haitians pile bodies in the streets; death toll expected to be in thousands”
(photo) Eduardo Munoz / ReutersResidents sleep in the street after an earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Tuesday.NBC, msnbc.com and news servicesupdated 13 minutes agoPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haitians piled bodies along the devastated streets of their capital Wednesday after the strongest earthquake to hit the poor Caribbean nation in more than 200 years crushed thousands of structures, from schools and shacks to the National Palace and the U.N. peacekeeping headquarters. Untold numbers were still trapped.
The devastation was so complete that it seemed likely the death toll from Tuesday afternoon’s magnitude-7.0 quake would run into the thousands. France’s foreign minister said the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission was apparently among the dead.
Yéle Haiti – established by musician Wyclef Jean to assist his native land of Haiti
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According to the US dept of State you can make a $10 donation by texting ‘Haiti” to 90999 this will automatically be given to the American Red cross and charged to your cell phone bill. Or you can go to Yele.org to find out other ways to make your donations to aid in Haitian relief efforts.
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