A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince yesterday devastating the streets of the metropolis more than 3 million people call home. It was the strongest earthquake to hit the Caribbean nation in more than 200 years. The tremors demolished thousands of buildings ranging from lean-to's and shacks to the Presidential Palace, which was apparently at the epicenter of the quake. The U.N. peacekeeping headquarters were also destroyed and the head of the peacekeeping mission is thought to be among the dead. The quake cut off communications to and within the island so it is impossible to determine the extent of the damage or the number of missing and dead at this time.
If you would like to help, please log into http://www.redcross.org/ to make a donation earmarked for Haiti.
i don't really fool with the red cross because they've had too many problems giving money to the right people. wyclef put this out last night:
ReplyDeleteThose who want to help can donate $5 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund by texting "Yele" to 501501 (the amount will be charged to the person's cell phone bill) or can visit www.Yele.org and click "Donate."