A woman tries to help rescue a survivor whose voice she heard from beneath the collapsed Haitian Department of Justice building in Port-au-Prince. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times / January 13, 2010)Haiti Earthquake: Race To Provide Aid As 100,000 Feared Dead -- The Telegraph
Fears are growing for thousands of people who survived the earthquake that flattened most of Port-au-prince, the Haitian capital, but are now without food, clean water and proper medical care. Sixteen Britons are missing in the country.
The US is planning a massive military response to the disaster, saying that ships, helicopters, transport planes and a 2,000-member Marine unit are either on the way or likely to begin moving soon. But their arrival may be too late for thousands of Port-au-Prince residents.
It is estimated that between 50,000 to 100,000 people died in the quake, but Haitian senator Youri Latortue said the final figure could reach half a million.
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A shanty town on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince where thousands of dwellings were either completely destroyed or badly damaged. Photo from The Daily Mail.More News On The Disaster In Haiti
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Commentaries And Editorials
Haiti's Agony: What It Will Take to Rebuild -- Time Magainze
What We Can Do to Help Haiti, Now and Beyond -- Bill Clinton, Washington Post
Country Without a Net -- Tracy Kidder, New York Times
Haiti -- New York Times editorial
The Response to Haiti's Earthquake Must Measure Up to the Disaster -- Washington Post editorial
Haiti's Tragedy -- Wall Street Journal editorial