current events maura on 15 Jan 2010 05:39 pm
Haitian Earthquake Resources
Updated on: 1/25/2010
On January 12th, 2010 just before 5:00 pm, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit 10 miles from the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. The biggest earthquake recorded in the region, with widespread damage caused. The Presidential Palace collapsed, along with many other homes and buildings in the area.
Here are some resources to get the latest and how to help.
National Library of Medicine: Includes link to many resources in Haitian Creole.
http://disaster.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/haitiearthquake.html
http://disaster.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/haitiearthquake.html
News
The Lede Blog @ The New York Times:
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/gleaning-information-from-haiti-online/
CNN: Haiti Earthquake
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2010/haiti.quake/
Social Resources
Reports from individuals, news orgs, relief agencies in Haiti.
http://twitter.com/nytimes/haiti-earthquake
http://twitter.com/nytimes/haiti-earthquake
Embassy of Haiti in Washington D.C.
http://www.haiti.org/Looking for Loved Ones in Haiti? Share photos here:
http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=381628
http://www.haiti.org/Looking for Loved Ones in Haiti? Share photos here:
http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=381628
Person Finder:
http://haiticrisis.appspot.com/
Haitian News Sources
The Haitian Times. Cover of Haiti and Haitian-American news based out of New York.
http://www.haitiantimes.com/
Haiti Webs. A virtual Haitian Community.
http://www.haitiwebs.com/
Haiti Press Network
http://www.haitipressnetwork.com/
How to Help
- American Red Cross
- Doctor’s Without Borders
- Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund, an organization from Wyclef Jean
http://www.yele.org/
Remember to research charities with Charity Watch.
Learn more about Haiti at the CIA World Fact Book.
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The Ferguson Library’s Emmanuel Doreste was interviewed by the Stamford Advocate. Doreste works at the South End branch, and reports his family is okay.
on 18 Jan 2010 at 6:29 pm 1.Tom L. said …
In the event people want to contribute food, clothing and essential supplies to this relief effort, people can bring them to the Yerwood Center located at 90 Fairfield Ave. in Stamford, Monday through Friday, between 9:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., and on Saturdays between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.