Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Disaster In Haiti -- News Updates February 2, 2010

ASSAULT SHIP AID - U.S. Navy Lt. Jamie Fitch, Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Calzada and Petty Officer 3rd Class Dodji Kouchi provide medical aide to evacuees from Haiti aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau, Jan. 25, 2010. The Nassau is supporting Operation Unified Response following a devastating earthquake to the island naiton. Calzada is a hospital corpsman and Kouchi is a logistics specialist. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Seaman Jonathan Pankau

Haiti Warned To Brace For Another Big Quake -- Reuters

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti should be preparing for another major earthquake that could be triggered by the catastrophic one last month which killed up to 200,000 people and left the capital Port-au-Prince in ruins, experts say.

Teams of geophysicists, who have been tracking movements in the fault line that slashes across Haiti and into the Dominican Republic, came to the nation last week to measure changes in the Earth's crust after the 7.0-magnitude quake on January 12.

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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 updates -- The Telegraph
Live: Haiti earthquake - latest updates -- Times Online
Haiti Updates -- The Guardian
Haiti – All coverage -- Christian Science Monitor

Criticism of Haiti's government increasing -- Yahoo News/AP
Final year of term becomes defining one for Haiti's Preval -- McClatchy News
Politics of unrest return to quake-stricken Haiti as criticism of Preval government grows -- Canadian Press
Haitian President makes rare appearance to hear frustrations -- China Post

Haiti rescue turns sour -- Capital News/AFP
UN says armed group attacked Haiti food convoy -- Yahoo News/AP
Vouchers prove good answer to botched Haiti food distribution -- Toronto Star
U.S. doctors say Haiti stands out from other disasters -- USA Today

Military Airlifts From Haiti Resume (Photos) -- New York Times
Near Quake’s Epicenter, a City Ready for Business -- New York Times
Red Cross: Haiti airport remains major bottleneck -- Washington Post
Haiti Crisis Prompts Fresh Talk of Pooling U.S. Relief Money -- New York Times

USS Vinson to leave Haiti soon, signaling turning point in aid efforts -- Christian Science Monitor
US carrier leaving Haitian waters -- Yahoo News/AP

Some Haitian Schools Reopen, Students Slow to Return -- Voice of America
At a Haiti school's reopening, a lesson in sharing -- L.A. Times

US missionaries may face Haiti kidnap charges -- Yahoo News/AFP
Haiti says Baptists may be tried in US -- Yahoo News/AP
Haiti: Americans accused of child trafficking could be tried in US -- Christian Science Monitor
US Baptists 'knew taking children out of Haiti was wrong' -- The Independent
Case Stokes Haiti’s Fear for Children, and Itself -- New York Times

An all-star 'We Are the World' remake for Haiti relief -- L.A. Times
Stars in US re-record We Are the World for Haiti -- BBC
World of stars: Charity single re-recorded to help Haiti quake victims -- The Guardian
'We Are the World' for Haiti benefit features Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, dozens more -- EW.com

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