Monday, January 18, 2010

Disaster In Haiti -- News Updates January 18, 2010



Haiti's Ground Zero: 30,000 Dead And Almost Every Building Flattened In Town At Epicentre Of Earthquake -- The Daily Mail

Time is running out in the forgotten town which was at the epicentre of the Haiti earthquake.

Leogane has been branded the quake's 'ground zero', with nearly every building flattened and a third of the 100,000 population feared dead.

It is only 12 miles west of the capital Port-au-Prince and had received no aid since last Tuesday's disaster until a team of 40 British search and rescue workers arrived yesterday.

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More News On Haiti

Haiti Earthquake (Full Coverage) -- Yahoo News
Full Coverage from CBS News -- CBS News
Haiti Earthquake (Full Coverage) -- BBC
Haiti earthquake: News updates -- CNN
Haiti earthquake updates -- The Telegraph
Live: Haiti earthquake - latest updates -- Times Online
Haiti Updates -- The Guardian

On-the-spot in Port-au-Prince: still no sign of aid in city centre -- Times Online
More US troops, UN peacekeepers expected for Haiti -- Yahoo News/AP
U.S. Troops to Help Haiti's Security; Aid Flows In -- New York Times
U.S. Troops Heading for Haiti to Boost Security, Aid -- Bloomberg
Police in Haiti open fire on starving survivors -- Belfast telegraph
Security Fears Mount in Lawless Post-earthquake Haiti -- Washington Post
Lynch Mobs Turn on Looters Amid Haiti Aid Crisis -- Times Online
Now violence stalks the streets in Haiti -- The Australian
Security fears mount in lawless post-earthquake Haiti -- Washington Post
US ambassador: Haitian restlessness manageable -- Yahoo News/AP
Frustrated throngs flee Haiti’s capital -- Boston.com
Haiti earthquake: confusion at airport hampers aid effort -- UK Telegraph
Rescues Beat Dimming Odds in Haiti -- New York Times
Trickle of Aid Reaches Destitute Haitian Quake Survivors -- Voice of America
Aid frustration: 'We're racing against the clock' -- USA Today
Quake Victims Seek Comfort in Prayers -- L.A. Times
Officials try to prevent Haitian earthquake refugees from coming to U.S. -- Washington Post
Haitian education system 'totally collapsed' -- Asia One
EU plays down talk of Haiti rift with US -- Financial Times
Haiti quake severely strains telecom services -- USA Today
Cruise ships still find a Haitian berth -- The Guardian
Haiti official says mass graves now hold 70,000 quake dead -- McClatchy News
Haiti earthquake's toll includes key political players -- McClatchy News

Haiti Earthquake: How You Can Help Victims -- ABC News
Haiti Earthquake: How You Can Help -- FOX News
AT&T enables $10 text message donations to Haiti -- Business Week
Haiti Quake: How You Can Help -- CBS News
How You Can Help the Earthquake Victims -- ABC News

Good Haitian Tweet aggregators are here, here, and here. (Hat Tip: Foreign Policy)
Haiti Twitter Coverage -- Twitter

Commentaries And Analysis

Countries in contrast: One land, two fates -- National Post
Experts Mull U.S. Role in Haiti After Cameras Leave -- New York Times
After Haiti's earthquake: Growing deadlier -- The Economist
Monday Begins 4th Fleet Week in Haiti - Updated -- Information Dissemination
Suffering In Haiti -- George Packer, New Yorker
Fear of the Poor Hampering Haiti Rescue -- Linda Polman, The Times
Haiti response shows the difference between the EU and a superpower -- Christopher Booker, The Telegraph
History of greed stacked odds against Haiti -- Tony Kinsella, Irish Times

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