Haiti earthquake
Full coverage of the Haiti earthquake
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Reports suggest many Haitians slept outside last night, fearing that their precarious homes were unsafe. Groups of women sang traditional religious songs and said prayers for the dead. "They sing because they want God to do something. They want God to help them. We all do," said one survivor, who lost four relatives. uk.reuters.com -
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BBC reporter Nick Davis, who is in Port-au-Prince, says: "There is no mortuary big enough for the numbers who have died. The only sign of anything being done is a commercial flat-bed van onto which police officers are stacking bodies." news.bbc.co.uk
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President Bill Clinton has said that the money is the most poweful way you can contribute to the aid effort in Haiti. Many charities are asking for donations: UK Red Cross www.redcross.org.uk Oxfam www.oxfam.org.uk Tearfund www.tearfund.org Christian Aid www.christianaid.org.uk American Red Cross american.redcross.org Mercy Corps www.mercycorps.org International Rescue Committee www.theirc.org Unicef www.unicefusa.org Global Orphan Project theglobalorphanproject.org Action Aid www.actionaid.org Save the Children www.savethechildren.net Medicins Sans Frontieres www.msf.org International Medical Corps www.imcworldwide.org
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CNN reporter Anderson Cooper in Port-au-Prince says there is practically no Haiti government presence in the city. He has seen a few police cars but, as there are no search and rescue teams, Haitians have had to search for loved ones and dig through the rubble with their bare hands.
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A New York Times reporter has visited a Doctors Without Borders compound in Port-au-Prince. He describes the suffering as medics try to cope with the huge stream of those needing help. "One woman writhed on the pavement, her foot impaled by a piece of wood... Anesthesia remained a distant dream. Then there were the bodies -- dozens, if not hundreds of them -- starting to decompose under white sheets." www.nytimes.com
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Witnesses say there are hundreds of bodies lying outside of a hospital in Port-au-Prince. www.reuters.com -
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban saying peacekeeper death toll in Haiti reaches 22. www.reuters.com
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Haitian-American Frederick Auzate tells CBS news in Port-au-Prince, "Literally I can say the whole population is homeless. … People grow more desperate and then God only know what's going to happen." www.cbsnews.com
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The LA Times provides this and many other riveting images of the quake aftermath. www.latimes.com
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The living sleep among the deat at Haiti hospitals. news.bbc.co.uk
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The Harvard Business Review outlines how companies can help. blogs.hbr.org
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White house taps former presidents Clinton and George W. Bush to help on Haiti. www.reuters.com
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Bodies pile up as quake toll continues to rise. www.reuters.com
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Boston.com provides this and many other truly moving images from the aftermath. www.boston.com
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Haiti's plight can bind U.S. and Cuba. www.guardian.co.uk
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More medication is urgently needed in Haiti. www.alertnet.org
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Aid to Haiti should rescue, then rebuild. www.nytimes.com
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Major League Baseball gives $1 million for Haiti quake relief www.bloomberg.com
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Twitter, Facebook become lifelines for Haiti www.computerworld.com
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Donors, U.N. must discuss Haiti, says Brazil www.reuters.com
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