You´d have to be inhuman to ignore the devastation that came in the shape of an earthquake that ravaged the already poor Haitians.The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, eight out of 10 Haitians earn less than US$2 per day. Indeed, many of the citizens of Port-au-Prince survive on biscuits made from salt and mud. Horrific in itself!
The earthquake hit the capital at 4.53pm on Tuesday. It lasted for 45 seconds, flattening entire areas of the city, knocking out electricity supplies and phone lines, and sparking dozens of small fires. Between 20 and 30 aftershocks, some of them as severe as 6.0, have already hit the island, and experts warned they could continue for days. The death toll could rise anywhere between 50 – 100,000 depending on which newspaper you read.
An excellent article can be found in The Independent by clicking here.
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Editor´s Addition: Like an ostrich i can´t bear to turn on the news to witness the aftermath in Hiati. At least if i was back in The Ganj i could at least offered a kora.
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