Haiti Earthquake
Jan 14th, 2010 by admin
Yesterday a powerful earthquake hit Haiti, devastating its capital, Port-au-Prince. Reports–the ones that are getting out, anyway, as most communications are cut off–are pretty bleak. Haiti’s had a spat of natural disasters lately, which has already tested its resilience, and this powerful earthquake is just brutal.
Via the Brooklynite on Ice, who suggests that concerned people donate to Oxfam or the Lambi Fund, here’s a Twitpic photo stream of the devastation. Frightening, scary stuff.
If you’re interested in sending money to haiti for relief, Kim Ives (a writer for Haiti Liberte ( a Brooklyn newspaper), documentary filmmaker, and leader of several delegations to Haiti via the Haiti Support Network) recommends the HAITI EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND (thanks Baker): http://www.haitiaction.net/About/HERF/HERF.html